The media and news sources are a very important part of our modern society. They are entrusted with a great deal of responsibility and are charged with providing very important and sometimes sensitive information everyday. In 1971 the publication of what are now known as the pentagon papers began. They were government documents designated “top secret” which consisted of over 7000 pages describing the United States actions during World War II as well as the Vietnam war. They were provided by a military analyst named Daniel Ellsberg who saw the documents as “a history of lies and secrets that…