"Here’s what I think about propaganda. There’s information and persuasion. Disseminating false information is disinformation. Hiding true information is a cover-up. A monopoly on information is required for both disinformation and cover-up. Using disinformation, cover-up, logical fallacies or unspecified axioms to persuade people is what is commonly known as propaganda. All else is journalism, scholarship, advocacy, advertising, etc.." - John C. Cravey
Well over 90% of the Western media is owned by Leftist syndicates.
I think that it may be more accurate to say that at this time in the West, main stream media is controlled by leftist thinking in order to obtain greater equality, social justice and security with the use of government fiat.
If that were true and all of those noble objectives supported by the people, there would be no cause to lie, defraud, vilify Trump falsely, and for the leadership driving the cause to be doing everything to seek power instead of honor their promises to their gullible base.
@TimTuolomne The alternative to government fiat is morals, ethics and the rule of law which the leftists won't or can't understand.