This is from page 122 of Carlin's book, 3 x Carlin: An Orgy of George:

Because, keep in mind, the news media are not independent; they are a sort of bulletin board and public relations firm for the ruling class— the people who run things. Those who decide what news you will or will not hear are paid by, and tolerated purely at the whim of, those who hold economic power. If the parent corporation doesn’t want you to know something, it won’t be on the news. Period. Or, at the very least, it will be slanted to suit them, and then barely followed up.

Enjoy your snooze.

A couple years ago, NPR offered a colloquium on free speech that did not have any participant advocating for free speech. Today, Steven Pinker schools NPR on cancel culture and free speech. I'll take this as a sign of progress.

Walter Kirn nails it:

This is why so many Americans have no respect for so many "news" outlets. When RFK asks for specifics, the PBS interviewer changes the subject. He's now drawing more support than any independent candidate in the past 100 years and she asks when he will be ending his campaign and giving up. Total crap. Americans deserve better.