They simply turned the megaphones off and by a conspiracy of silence tried to hide the whole thing from the public.

CNN: Familiar abuse of power as press fights regulation

In response, some have said the conservative bloggers are wrongly seeing a conspiracy of silence where there is only a difference over news judgment.

WSJ: Henninger: Clinging to Guns��and Abortion

In thinking about how to break down what was described as a "conspiracy of silence", the Chief Constable of Great Manchester Police Sir Peter Fahy has told me that key is the question of legitimacy.

BBC: The police are the public and vice versa