If you are reading these words now, chances are that your opinions and understanding of domestic and international affairs are shaped and informed by a diversity of sources, from modest blogs such as Kmareka to major media conglomerates like NBC. Furthermore, by virtue of seeking out and exposing yourself to a diversity of voices on the issues, chances are that you are (a) less readily influenced by any one voice, however strident, and (b) more adept at separating the wheat from the chaff, the kernel of truth from the spin. But not everyone is as discerning or proactive. There are a great many who rely heavily on mainstream media and whose views are accordingly influenced by such. So when NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, et al. fail to give certain issues and events their due—by neglecting, underemphasizing, or even distorting them or by being insufficiently critical in examining them—John and Jane Q. Public remain poorly informed and unable to fully exercise their constitutional rights. Fortunately, organizations such as Fairness And Accuracy In Reporting, now celebrating its 20th year of existence, are around to hold the media accountable. FAIR just issued a news release that highlights how “NBC Distorts Its Polling On Warrantless Wiretaps.� It is worth reading, if only to reinforce the dictum that nothing should be taken at face value. Vigilance is the price of liberty.