Working for the Wisconsin State Journal, I saw instances of wealthy families burying stories about their kid's drunk driving and getting their "beat his girlfriend" incidents at UW from making the paper.
Usually followed by an extensive ad buy for the chain of car dealerships they owned.
As terrible as what is happening right now to journalism, we actually should dismantle the romantic myths we have of the press in America.
I teach in my class about colonial press censorship, and then how the independent press was a tool for the wealthy, white power holders to maintain dominance.
