Journalism, on that day etc

Hey all, The article about journalism after 9/11 discussed very interesting observations on the flow of information and the ideal objectivity that true journalism strives for. Zelizer and allan's point out that inthe aftermath of 9/11 newspapers, radios, television stations was flooded with government dominated messages. The idea of imposed ideologies becomes paramount in the essay that accurately portrays mainstream media as a "center ideology" that seeks to hide the fact that it imposes an ideology. This center ideology as we all know adheres to the ideologies of the right, there is no questioning of authorities, governmental policies and in the midst of 9/11 it geared to provide emotional comfort, to steer attention away from true facts, ideas, political decisions and actions that would later prove detrimental. The minority voices that wanted to broadcast real footage, public opinion were displaced and the minority voices silenced. I cant however agree with the notion that this has only begun to occur after 9/11, the media is a corporate commodity controlled by corporate America, the elite few who thrive in the publics ignorance. Raw Information prior but more noticeably during 9/11 became more elusive and rare, a fact that Zelizer attributes to the Bush presidency, who's official policy is lying, as he states.
The essay also focused on something that i thought was quite interesting, equating the questioning of public policy with disloyalty to our nation. I thought that the incident with Dan Rather was clearly reflective of our inability to reveal our true feelings or thoughts without being called a traitor. I think that this is one of the driving factors in this change in the media, we cannot be allowed to think for ourselves, what we should feel, demonstrate and how we should think is dictated by what we are fed through the mainstream, it seeks our repression and in a way it has gained it. I think that during 9/11 the "patriotism" became linked to meekness, absolute compliance and demonization as "Zelizer calls it of the Islamic world. The emotions and mourning of victims was dishonestly used and manipulated to create a blindfold and carry out the hidden agenda of those in power.