The idea that the government has finally shackled the media is not so far fetched as it might sound. Ironically it happened by mistake. Don't think for a moment that the powers in Washington actually seduced the media into complicity. Commerce killed credibility, not clever politicians. No matter how you cut it, the various forms of the media are a business, and their product is stories.
Sensational stories sell better than dull ones.
Facts and objectivity simply do not add to the bottom line. One great place for 'news' is on the steps of the White house. The people in the White house know the score. The white house spoon feeds reporters who parrot the information to the population. But the reporters are under financial incentives to be the first and loudest with the so called news.