Journalists at this point are not the 4th estate. The Upton Sinclairs are astoundingly rare, most corporate media have incentives pretty well aligned with the w

Journalists at this point are not the 4th estate. The Upton Sinclairs are astoundingly rare, most corporate media have incentives pretty well aligned with the wealthy elite and/or the state to the point where they almost function as a privatized arm of the state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_model https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda_model