There is no possible way that the means by which you might be informed today - mass media - is going to give you an impartial view of the world, without bias to

There is no possible way that the means by which you might be informed today - mass media - is going to give you an impartial view of the world, without bias towards the ruling elite. The ruling elite long ago exercised masterful control over the masses through media manipulation - it has been a hundred years of refinement. If you want to hold your government accountable, you need to demand more leaks and whistleblowing. This is the only effective way of keeping the power structure on its toes - because it does everything it can to maintain power, including control mass information at scale. I've never found the "News" to be anything more than "what the elite want me to think about the world" which is why, switching it off, life got immediately better.