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Posted on August 30, 2017 at 12:00 am by Gene Ambaum
Characters: Martin
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Patron: Why should I care if what the mayor says is true or not?
Martin: Do you enjoy being lied to?
Patron: No.
Martin: I don’t either.
Patron: But he didn’t say it to me. He said it to a reporter.
Martin: Don’t reporters represent all of us?
Patron: Sometimes. I mean, yeah, when I agree with what they write.
Martin: Do you enjoy being lied to?
Patron: No.
Martin: I don’t either.
Patron: But he didn’t say it to me. He said it to a reporter.
Martin: Don’t reporters represent all of us?
Patron: Sometimes. I mean, yeah, when I agree with what they write.
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Ah, no. Or at least very rarely.
Yes, the media do represent us–especially when people in power feel they do not need to explain themselves! And right now that seems to be happening a lot.
Technically, the mayor represents “all of us” (citizens of their city). Reporters represent the business interests of their employer.