In an op-ed, (what is an op-ed? It is an opinion-editorial),Columnist,(journalist, editorialist) Eugene Robinson writes the following pun (a play on words) which is quite to the point. Don't you think?

If we in the media really believe what we say about serving the public interest, we have a duty to avoid being turned into instruments of mass distraction.

You can read the whole op-ed here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/06/AR2008100602637.html