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In hard-hitting interviews with Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, and Tom Brokaw, he exposes how even the anchors themselves believed they were outlandishly compensated -- while quality coverage was being slashed. And he charges that the news media must lose its entertainment-industry mindset and reestablish its role as a keeper of the public trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not just a book, writes Fenton. This is the beginning of a campaign to galvanize America. We need more and better news. 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