Inept stenographers

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A common criticism of establishment journalists entails comparing them to stenographers, on the ground that most of them do little more than mindlessly write down and uncritically repeat what government officials say. But stenography is a noble and important profession: they're the court-licensed officers who, with astonishing speed and accuracy,transcribe the statements of all witnesses, lawyers and judges in judicial proceedings. If establishment journalists were to replicate...