@MLClark When you take into account the large corporations that swallow up news outlets and then only publish what the owners dictate, it's even worse. As you probably know, in the US we have Sinclair Media that has slowly purchased television stations across the country. Strict rules on content. They give stations "news" pieces (thinly disguised editorials) to record at the local level. If they resist, a copy is sent for airing. There are multiple YT vids of these mashups.