Today, the propaganda instinct has become more powerful, and often more profitable, than any passion for the objective truth. Although our Bill of Rights attempted to guarantee a free press, it did not demand that it be truthful. This statement shocked many Americans. The ownership base of the printed media has changed radically. Today it has become very narrow and concentrated in the hands of a wealthy few.
News is packaged as entertainment.
People are now used to being titillated, with an insatiable appetite for the bizarre. Even the selection of news articles has become overly influenced by marketing strategies directed at new customers and ratings points. The lack of accurate and truthful reporting is evident in media releases provided by our own government. The mainstream media appears to be controlled. It is unreliable and even guilty of news media blackouts.