Others have in reply. See mocking bird, almost all are influenced by state.
The other factor is corporate influence. Most of the media is owned by the add dollars that drive it, so it's not the truth, often its what helps or at least doesn't harm the Corp that passes the filters.
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The craziest is paying for state propaganda. Hard no.
Can you give one example of state propaganda that is behind paywall?
Others have in reply. See mocking bird, almost all are influenced by state.
The other factor is corporate influence. Most of the media is owned by the add dollars that drive it, so it's not the truth, often its what helps or at least doesn't harm the Corp that passes the filters.
Le Monde. New York Times is not visibly state-funded, but it’s also political propaganda.