That last sentence is my point. There is plenty of "news" (however you want to define it) from whatever side of the aisle one is on. And there's plenty of other options to get divergent views. I rarely use the term "tinfoil" so if that bothers you, my apologies. But regardless of the accuracy of any particular network or other media outlet about any piece of news or opinion, people have choices. We are influenced, but hardly controlled by this "Group of 6". The information is out there, and if we choose to ignore it, it's not the fault of any media corporation. Someone earlier referred to the downing of the 777, by suggesting we are being lied to by the entire Western media and governments, and that Ukraine is likely the perp. So where did his opinion come from...but from some media source.
"tinfoil" doesn't bother me personally, MAC, so no apology needed (but certainly appreciated!). I just recoil a bit when I see it thrown around by so many (not you) as a knee jerk reaction to anything that they find too "uncomfortable."
I agree that there is still a fair amount of information out there if one chooses to dig for it. But, as I tried to make the point earlier in the thread, people like yourself, myself, and most of us here, aren't typical. We are still oddities in that we make it a point to spend a fair amount of time looking for information (and as Dan mentioned above, actually
thinking about it). The vast majority of people in this country are very different, they get some headlines and talking points on the radio and/or TV and may glance at the front page or two of the newspaper on occasion (which are definitely controlled by this "big 6"). (Like I said above, they don't have to search real hard to find the ignorant dolts that you see on the "man on the street" interviews.)
And don't let the user/visitor stats of things like Youtube, Twitter, or Facebook paint too much of an encouraging picture -- a LOT of that traffic is watching cute cats, commenting endlessly on pop culture crap, or letting everyone (that cares!) know about their last vacay....