http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/20/arts/20rich.html?ex=1266382800&en=8bafee543ea76c5d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland The above is a nice explanation of a character known as Jeff Gannon, and the Bush administration's propoganda machine.
There is a war going on right now. It's a spin war, lead by Fox news. Like Poland, the real journalists wish to remain neutral, in hopes that nothing bad will happen to them, even as they are branded elitists every night by the right-wing O'Reilly. They see their viewership and credibility assaulted constantly, but they do nothing, because they are journalists, real journalists, not fanatics.