Government Produced and Manipulated "News"

From the NY Times, a story on how far this White House has taken managed and produced pr and had it accepted and distributed as legit news....it is generally tough enough to judge the merits and accuracy of reporting from most sources and few readers/viewers take the time to check let alone even consider it...when the government intentionally becomes part of that manipulated mix to this extent, somehow the issue of Rather's liberal bias and Fox News's pro-government angle become less important..at least those angles have been recognized and discussed, but when the government becomes a "news" supplier, the First Amendment begins to enter Alice in Wonderland territory and that grining face you see may occupy an office at the White House