"More broadly, the one thing worse than a press that is 'out of
control' is one that is under control. Anybody who has lived in a
Communist country knows that. Just consider what would happen if the
news media as a whole were as docile to the administration as Fox News
or The Wall Street Journal editorial page." -- Nicholas D. Kristof,
2006-07-04 (thanks to twistedchick for quoting
it earlier)
( expanded context here ... or you could click the link above and read the whole thing )