The media is owned by powerful corporations and individuals, but at the same time it's profitable to keep people in heightened emotional states. So on one hand

The media is owned by powerful corporations and individuals, but at the same time it's profitable to keep people in heightened emotional states. So on one hand they want to induce fear and anxiety, but at the same time they don't want to give anyone real concerns about the world we live in that might cause them to want to disempower the media's owners.