" A journalist's job is to collect information," Ovid said to Pete. " Nope," Pete said. " That's what we do. It's not what they do." Dellarobia was unready to be pushed out of the conversation just like that. " Then what do you think the news people drive their Jeeps all the way out here for?" " To shore up the prevailing view of their audience and sponsors." " Pete takes a dim view of his fellow humans," Ovid said. " He prefers insects. Dellarobia turned her chair halfway around to face Pete, scraping noisily against the cement floor. " You're saying people only tune in to news they know they're going to agree with?" " Bingo," said Pete. "