This is like saying a journalist is "just a middle man for information". But we all know how propaganda works: it is a careful curation and presentation of cert

This is like saying a journalist is "just a middle man for information". But we all know how propaganda works: it is a careful curation and presentation of certain kinds of information at the behest of others, which ends up creating a narrative that may or may not reflect reality. It is the obligation of the journalist to represent the facts in a way that reflects a common notion of "truth" which includes avoiding deception and misdirection. Not calling Meta a news company, just making a comparison re: curation and how it can transform the inputs into something else.