An old maxim

Posted by Mei on April 09, 2003

Hi,

Anyone konws the meaning of the follwing maxim:

To borrow an old maxim, the news media are assumed to be afflicting the powerful while, at the same time, comforting the afflicted.

Thanks a lot.

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