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Clooney criticises media for ignoring responsibilities
Actor George Clooney says media has betrayed people by withholding truth about Bush administration.
Actor George Clooney has attacked the media saying they are neglecting their responsibilities towards the country.
According to hollywood.com, Clooney, who is an opponent of US president George Bush, says he believes the media has betrayed the public by not telling them the truth about Bush administration.
He said: "In the year-and-a-half or two years leading up to the war in Iraq, both in print and in broadcast journalism, media took a pass on its responsibilities.
"I don't think there's anyone that would deny it -- The New York Times certainly hasn't. And if The New York Times and The Washington Post and USA Today are all reneging on their responsibility, then believe me it's going down to the local news level as well."
He added: "This has really been a poor time in journalism. We already had a Congress on the same side as the White House. We needed a Fourth Estate more than ever, to say, 'Let's at least ask questions before we do these things.'
"The media's failings reflect on the rest of us too. It took, what, three months after September 11 before reality shows became big again? There's a responsibility to be upheld."
