When the media was just 3 major networks, they had the power to say no to the government. These days their viewership is so low that they can be controlled by the government.
They never had the power to say no to the government. The government was more restrained in telling them openly and in public what they should say. But, they mostly obeyed in advance, slanting all their stories in a way that was “patriotic” more than it was truthful.
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When the media was just 3 major networks, they had the power to say no to the government. These days their viewership is so low that they can be controlled by the government.
They never had the power to say no to the government. The government was more restrained in telling them openly and in public what they should say. But, they mostly obeyed in advance, slanting all their stories in a way that was “patriotic” more than it was truthful.