I know what you meant...
However you said they “rule,” and I don’t think they rule...They are a huge problem—one that I hope Trump will address in a second term. It is fixable, but will take work.
Yes, “rule” probably was the wrong word - but it’s close to that for think how different half our populace would think if media were pro-Trump and anti-Biden?
I’d say the influence of media is too often what guides our nation. E.g., Covid-19.
No Covid-19, and no media blaming Trump for it, he would have won hands down.
So, there is a sense in which media does “rule”.