Fortunately here in the greatest experiment in human liberty we have the 1st Amendment. Replete with the Internet, cable tv and modern telecommunication we enjoy a plethora of media which despite its soundbyting, digital alteration and omissive editing can still seek ye the truth. Usually if I am interested I can turn to my 3 C-Span channels to observe what's really going on. They show all spectrums of the political arena unedited, often live without the usual tools of deception commonly employed by ABC,CBS,CNN,MSNBC,NBC,PBS on the one side and FOX on the other.

In other parts of the world and in particular the Middle East the media is manipulated by propogandists, and often government owned as is the case with Al Jazeera. It's so bad that antisemitism and Christian bashing is commonplace and dangerously enters the psyche of the impressionable youth.

http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=27737

To better understand the magnitude of this demented thought control one should read this book...
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/imageviewer.asp?ean=9780739308592