An award-winning journalist had factual information that a local mining company had been exceeding allowable Canadian standards for environmental pollution.Despite the story's excellent sources and factual accounts,the newspaper editor pulled the story before it could run.According to Herman and Chomsky,why would the editor most likely have refused to publish the story?

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The mining company's contribution of advertising revenue to the newspaper is a classic example of what Herman and Chomsky refer to as "advertising as the basis of media power." Newspapers are hesitant to publish unfavorable stories about advertisers because they fear the loss of revenue.

An Award-Winning Journalist Had Factual Information That a Local Mining