Oh, how you have changed

[TinCow]

No, that is not the case. US news and News from International sources was not the same. Much more than just a , how it effects us, view point. Critical facts were omitted or actually changed when presented in the US.

The other news outlets I was using were Canadian, Irish, and BBC. Unless you think ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and the New York Times are yellow journalism rags?

You said that news media was more "open and honest... [a]t any previous point" than it is today. My point was to emphasize the lack of open and honest reporting in media at previous points in history which refute this statement. The very idea that you are capable of referencing news media from FOUR separate countries in your post shows just how little you understand what media was actually like prior to globalization. Back then it was difficult to get news media coverage that originated outside of your city, let alone outside of your country. The population of any given country was given a very narrow window into what was going on beyond their immediate range of vision. That window was heavily colored by political influence at the highest levels. Major media owners were constantly working with or against political parties and organizations, and the media they produced was a direct reflection of that fact. There were also no other options for consumer to get around these biases. As an American living in Ohio, I could not have accessed news from Canada, Ireland, and Britain, at least not very easily and not in a timely fashion. Even if I could, unless I was multilingual my news consumption options would have been limited to Anglophone nations, which presents its own clear bias.