Western media has slowly been turning into propaganda outlets (or has it always been like that, and I just started noticing more). Even ignoring the WMD fiasco,

Western media has slowly been turning into propaganda outlets (or has it always been like that, and I just started noticing more). Even ignoring the WMD fiasco, in recent years they've been just regurgitating facts from government mouthpieces (e.g. that NK hacked Sony and Russia hacked DNC - without any concrete proof), and they're incredibly one-sided - always attacking and vilifying Russia (e.g. the recent reporting about Russian/Syrian offensive of Aleppo vs. US/Iraq offensive of Mosul is one such example), attacking Trump and largely ignoring Hillary's sins. I also personally have an issue with the media engaging in identity politics and calling everybody racist, sexist, etc, and pretty much ignoring the much more significant economic inequalities (e.g. Panama papers got some coverage, but it was quickly replaced by more "important" topics like Trump's "locker room talk"). To regain the trust, I think the main recommendation would be, explicitly include a plurality of views, and push back against this trend of "political correctness above all else" - critical thinking is still valuable, even if it sometimes results in some inconvenient truths. Edit: [0] is an example of what good media should be. Actually non-hysterical and fact-based. Even if you disagree with his conclusions, it's laudable that he included a link to an opinion that contradicts his. [0] http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/11/16/you-are-still-crying-wolf/ http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/11/16/you-are-still-crying-wo...