Edgetho
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It is no myth, it is part of our inception, our founding. It can be read in our Founding Documents in The Federalist Papers.The news media is under no obligation to deliver truth.
It is an incorrect myth that the news media is supposed to provide a check on the government.
Is the media under a 'legal' obligation? No, because they can't be compelled to be truthful. Without a delineated punishment, there is no law, only a suggestion.
But, the media being the lying, partisan, complete and total scumbags they are today runs squarely against what out Founding Fathers envisioned.
IMO, Courts could, and SHOULD, find that certain outlets are not part of any media and therefore, 'Freedom of the Press' doesn't apply because they are nothing more than propaganda outlets.
The 1st Amendment doesn't apply to propaganda outlets