American corporate media are state-run media, paid propagandists. No different from Pravda or China CCTV
Realize this, don’t ever expect expect someday “the scales will fall from their eyes,” and with that understanding, they’ll actually frustrate you a lot less.
They are very purposeful and intentional in their deception. There's no reason to listen to the media unless you want to know what the leftist narrative is and nothing more. There hasn't been real news for decades.
American corporate media is worse. They are willing co-conspirators.
Pravda, CCPtv and other state run media will punish “journalists” if they go off script.