We have ventured far enough outside my sphere of competence that I'm running out of ways to constructively engage, but I'm sure some of your points will linger

We have ventured far enough outside my sphere of competence that I'm running out of ways to constructively engage, but I'm sure some of your points will linger in my mind. I have had no direct exposure to what you're describing in your third and forth paragraphs, and so I am not in a position to agree or disagree. All I can say is that I haven't seen it yet. What I have seen is misrepresentation (from both sides) and a pattern of media of all types stoking division. A few years ago I learned about the concept of "most respectful interpretation" as a tool for conflict resolution and establishing trust in teams. So much of media these days feels like the opposite. I'm trying my best to understand what's true, while accepting my own limitations and the reality that I may never be able to tell what's really going on at the global power level. At the very least it seems to require a lot of reserving judgement. If the media is a stained glass window, looking through the blue glass and then the red glass is not the same thing as looking through clear glass.