The Iran-Contra affair was...
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The Iran-Contra affair was one story that occupied the media for a prolonged period of time. Enormous energy, huge amounts of dollars, and much time were consumed in the creation of the Tower Commission Report. For all of that we learned how well kept a secret can be. The American people still appear to be suspicious as to what took place and who knew what. The incident points up the fact that the public does have a paranoia about the government doing things in secret. At the same time the American media believe that as the Fourth Estate they are the guarantors of our freedom. Yet the polls demonstrate that the people do not have much confidence in the press, because they believe reporters and editors manipulate the news. As a result, we find ourselves frequently engaged in parlor conversations in which people bemoan the fact that they do not know whom they can believe. In contrast to a way of life that is plagued with secrecy and cover up, there is for us a better way in which we can "believe all things."
