According to a recent survey, more Americans have a negative (43%) than a positive (33%) view of the news media and are finding it difficult to be well informed because it is getting difficult to decide which news is true.
The problem is bias. While ideally the media should be objective and hold power to account, in reality, we know that most media outlets are partisan and have their own agenda to push. Whether state-owned or run by some dubious tax-avoiding billionaire, getting ‘the masses’ to view the world from a particular perspective has always been a priceless power to have.
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