Media is just that, a means of communication.
And every communication is a summary of a world view, nothing more, nothing less.
The internet has made us realise our views belong to a culture which we may or may not agree with, and which others share or are antagonistic with. I was talking to my daughter yesterday about when we were young how respect was shown, by standing up when someone in authority appeared, of traditions relating to the national anthem, all authority figures, education and aspiration.
What was a matter of place and life and death has now shifted, the views on marriage, children, illness, parents, support and care have changed, so it has gone from you can starve to death to the state will step in and help.
With the outpouring of news, so full featured it is easy to be overwhelmed. There is no longer a single cultural or society response, we are now age, group, experience defined with our personal information feeds and sensitivities. There is no single belonging or talking to your neighbour and knowing the likely response.
So in this more complex views, we need education and the ability to filter and link information to facts. It is then we can begin to see the world as it is, and not be miss-led by political activists who only listen to one biased source of information. It is helpful to hear both sides and balance out the positions, because that is often where reality lies, on neither side.
The term Fake news, is itself fake, because if tries to suggest this is only real news or fake news, when in the same article there can be both elements from any journalist or speaker.
Take a biblical example, the fig tree that withered. Two versions of the story, it withered straight away, and it withered by the next day. Now both can be true, because they spoke of the observers perspective not objective fact. The tree withered, one noticed it straight away, probably a gardener, while the other saw it clearly the following day, like me who does not notice limp leaves etc.
Now you could suggest it proves the incident was false, two contradictory stories or valid personal testimonies. News is no different, but people who desire only their version, will rubbish all others, because the other versions speak of failure and weakness which the group are very scared of and do not want anyone to notice.
This is why dictators stop real journalism and the discussing of all perspectives while democracies thrive on it. It is our life blood, to hear it all, and filter out the dross and get to the facts. It is a joke, because the opposition always shout the people in power want to only tell their version, when they are failing so badly, and all these issues.... must be addressed, until the power changes and they are in power, and they want to restrict what is known and talked about. It is why we the people need this openness and discussion everywhere, it is our power and our freedom that is at stake.
God bless you