that gives the media the sole "right" to decide what to show and what not to show, and what to use to shape public opinion. who the hell gave them that right?
The media DO HAVE the right to decide what to show, subject to limits on decency that we should impose on them.
And if we don't like the news media's pandering to the stupidest part of the population, we have a right to take our eyeballs for a walk, to FR for example.