The Free Press

The free press

Relying on a free press to cover your story might be prudent. But the free press isn’t as smart as it used to be. One reason the free press is so weak is that it’s not up to us. The free press is afraid to ask hard questions. We’re afraid to ask for the facts. And we’re afraid to ask the right questions. If you do this, you’re going to get run over by the free press. The free press is racing to the bottom, seeking a winner’s curse. The free press goes looking for a reason to be careful, because it’s afraid that it’s not good enough. The free press is afraid to ask the right questions, because it’s afraid that it’s not good enough. The free press wants to make money, but it doesn’t want to have to answer the question. The free press wants to be sure that it’s doing its job, but it doesn’t want to answer the question. The free press wants to pay your bills, but it doesn’t want to answer the question. The free press is worried about the bad publicity that comes from not answering the right question. The free press is afraid of the negative attention that comes from losing you its audience. The free press is afraid of the negative attention that comes from not answering the question. The free press doesn’t want to have to answer your question, doesn’t want to answer the right question. And the free press isn’t afraid to ask the right question, because it’s afraid of not being good enough.