MORE ON NEWSWEEK: The UPI’s Pamela Hess says that Newsweek blew it, but that the Bush Administration needs better PR efforts.

That’s no doubt true, but I can understand their frustration in dealing with an extraordinarily hostile, and frequently untrustworthy, press.

And the latest poll results, which suggest that many Americans trust the government more than they trust the press, suggest that the press needs to work on its image, as well.