About American Press

One of the movie surprises for me was Good Night, Good Luck: a very well-written and directed movie.
But apart from the artistics qualities of the movie, it made me think about the Press in US and the role of the media in US.
In the end of the movie. Edward R Murrow and his crew is expelled from the newscast of a big broadcast company in US. Pressure from the sponsors.
The sponsors pay for the news program so that theire product can be exposed to a great number of people. The bigger the audience, more exposure, more satisfaction to the sponsor. Therefore the sponsors don't like news that can scare the audience.
The main question is:
Should the TV news program expose the Truth not matter how hard, harsh, unfavorable it is to the audience or should it please the audience?
Truth or the opium for the people.
In the movie, it is clear what was the choice they have chosen.
What about now?
If I am a conservative I will watch Fox News, if I am a hardcore conservative I can watch O' Reilley in that way they will give me what I want: news and opinion (which are very intertwined in their broadcast) that will re-inforce my point of view of the world.
I find it hard to separate the fact from the Truth in the American media. But I have to take my modesty aside and remark that I have a much better knowledge about World History and Geography than the average US citizen (which does not mean that I am an expert, just that the average American has a very poor knowledge of these subjects).
Try to imagine the confusion in the minds of the average American citizen...

We are in an era where information is readily available and easily dissiminated.

If the people are not prepare to filter the information and assimilate the hidden motives and the "inner Truth" behind each news then the flood of information will be lost.

Like if you pour the water into a upside down cup no water will flow inside the cup, if you pour the water in a cup with a hole, the water will pass through the cup but it will not be retained, if the cup has poison in it the water inside will be contaminated and not drinkable. Most of the times, the last case happens.
(I took the liberty to copy the parabole from 'The Words of My Perfect Teacher' by Patrul Rinpoche).

Bread and circus... The American democracy more and more is looking like the Roman Empire ...
(the decadent phase)

I will leave the rest to the experts....