Society relies on such media such as current affair programmes as a medium through which honest, accurate and informative reports on significant events can be obtained. It is apparent that since only a miniscule percentile of society are first hand witnesses to subjects of new reports, there is a reliance, expectation and trust that current affair programmes will deliver the truth to us. However it is this reliance, expectation and trust that is the metaphoric sceptre in the hands of the media.

'Whoever holds the power tries to own the truth.' This is certainly the attitude of the sceptre bearing media moguls. "We paid $3 billion for these television stations, we'll decide what the news is. The news is what we tell you it is," straight from the mouth of the General Manager of Fox TV. His logical reasoning behind these words, and no doubt the thoughts of...