I know it seems crazy. I thought people who believed the media misleads didn't understand how insanely complicated it would be to make journalists knowingly disinform the public and keep it a secret.
The media shouldn't have been commodified. They have an incentive to elicit an emotional response, and the news shouldn't be a drama series. When you read research text, is there emotion in it? No. If there was, you'd know the information is biased instantly. Right?
There shouldn't be the left and right media. There should just be the facts. The media coverage should not reflect the public mood. It is supposed to be apolitical so it doesn't shape our beliefs, and who owns and funds the media? Are there regulations on donations? Can anyone with billions of dollars influence the narrative?
Have you read or watched Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent? It explains how normal people working for the corporate media don't realize the narrative because it's normalized. Here's a clip with Noam and a journalist, but I recommend learning more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2EPgix5_5w
I think you're in Melbourne, AUS? I am an American living in Melbourne. Do you trust Murdoch press? There's a Royal investigation into his media, and he's not the only billionaire shaping the narrative.
Here's an essay on the media in the US.
