How does the housecleaning get done?

"ABC reporter: Corporate executives forced pro-Bush, pro-war narrative"

"Network news anchors praise the job they did in the run-up to the war"

These are two must-read entries by Glenn Greenwald on the national press stars trying to suppress the information about their utter complicity in letting Bush push us into war, and then extolling themselves for their tough journalism. Many readers may not even be aware of the recent story detailing how the Pentagon used the so-called "independent military analysts" (people like Barry McCaffrey, but many others, too) to pump up the pro-war volume without the networks disclosing that they were part of a Pentagon propaganda program and were also vulnerable to being pressured to hew to the company line because most of them also had direct financial ties to defense contractors.

If you haven't heard about it, here's why: although reported in the New York Times, the networks have virtually blacked it out. Brian Williams (Is he possibly the most arrogant individual in the history of Western Civilization, or what?), Charlie Gibson, Tim Russert, Wolf Blitzer, David Gregory deserve every bit of contempt that can be heaped on them. David Gregory, one of NBC's Nantucket Nabobs (along with Williams, Russert, Chris Matthews, the NBC News President -- Wright, I believe -- and the real big guy, Jack Welch) said challenging the Administration's version "wasn't our job."

But don’t forget the news and corporate managements who pushed the abdication of journalistic standards by the major media. It would be good to see names named of those responsible who are not used to seeing their names in any lights, much less a bad light, and reaching as deep into the executive suites as the responsibility lies. Who, for example, was involved in the decision to fire Phil Donahu, or in the decision that required him to have two pro-war conservatives on for every anti-war liberal?