Deception and manipulation are sometimes absolutely necessary if one is to get ahead in the professional world. I am more likely to believe a claim if I read it in print. That's the only thing that matters to my happiness. People would never pay attention to the news unless it were exciting. False or misleading advertising should be legal.
Advertisers have to be able to exaggerate.
Overall the media give us a pretty accurate picture of the world around us. Excellence in communication is more about power than truth. Modern society would be better off if mass media never existed.