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A few comments on my post, and Fastpat's remarks:

I saw a TV documentary on gun control that put the per capita guns about the same in the U.S. and Canada, and the gun violence in Canada a small fraction of the the violence here. And there was some discussion of Canadians' view of American news--by Canadians.

The internet reaches a small fraction of the society. And a lot of the discussion is agenda-ridden.

"Freedom of the press" is an argument used for every media excess. The NAB yells it in DC every time the politicians want to do something about TV advertising--which is where all the money goes in political campaigns these days. The networks are making billions. The trouble began in the 1980s when Reagan's FCC removed the balance restrictions on political advertising. Opposing views no longer required. That opened the floodgates to all the dishonest negative stuff that does nothing for democracy.