Still, for all the brave talk, the news industry cannot avoid the sobering reminders of where it stands among news consumers.

How simple life was for a news consumer in that bygone day.

The purpose was to bring ordinary news consumers into the debate over media distortion that currently takes place among elites.

A news consumer deserves to know about conflicts of interest.

Dad, a lawyer and a sophisticated news consumer, thought awhile before he picked Maryland.

No news "consumer" could ever know that he is watching advertising.

It was effective because the typical news consumer didn't realize what was going on.

FMC places a major emphasis on educating the public to become media savvy news consumers.

And yet, online news consumers are spending more time with the large national sites.

He embraces the Internet and other alternative sources of information, saying that news consumers today are "savvier."