My take on the mainstream media over many decades has been one of the original”stars”(Cronkite, et al) taking upon themselves to “guide” the news and narrative in a direction they thought was “helpful”. As the years have gone by, the new “stars” took the stage and the guidance became more and more overt until we have gotten to the point today where it’s more about obscuring truth and facts, slanting reporting towards a common leftist narrative, and outright fabrication and lying. I’m sure the current crop of “stars” still see their efforts as just gently guiding the direction they prefer. That being said, it’s important to remember these people live in an insular world where they associate primarily with people who think and believe primarily what they do.
Great post. You nailed it. 👍
Yep, they don't associate with diverse opinion.