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Sat 08 Aug 2006Puppets of power? Media: MediaLens writers cast doubt on the liberal credentials of news organisations'The most important book about journalism I can remember" is how John Pilger describes Guardians of Power in the foreword. To supporters, Pilger is arguably investigative journalism's finest practitioner. To detractors, such as the late Auberon Waugh, who coined the term "to pilger" (using sensationalism to reach foregone conclusions) Pilger is predictable and tiresome. So, "to pilger" or "to waugh"? That is the question.