And you think the American press isn't? The difference is that the Russian press has been moving rightward for some time, and is becoming more credible. The American press may do the same sometime, but it still seems stuck in CNN mode.
Did I say that? There are indeed a lot of 60s new-left Marxists running some US newspapers (the NY and LA Times come to mind in particular), not to mention most journalism schools. And yeah, most of the TV news is leftwing. That doesn't make Pravda better. It's still the official organ of the Russian Communist party as far as I know. The big difference in Russia is that there are now competing points of view. Kind of like how CNN now has Fox News to deal with.