There are many examples from our own history as well, such as the great depression. The reason is that the media in the us is very heavily influenced by govern

There are many examples from our own history as well, such as the great depression. The reason is that the media in the us is very heavily influenced by government and the political parties. It is much easier to publish interviews, opinion pieces from political partisans like krugman and government press releases than it is to go out and dig up news, consider an alternative perspective and write about it with some depth.