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Today's media landscape is more diverse and independent than ever before. This is why I can read 16 reviews about a video game then watch 50 more.

All individual actors have agendas and flaws. Maybe a harsher review is produced on a bad day, but that doesn't inherently mean the reviewer is on the take.

Don't confuse media, the obvious medium, with journalism, the content, that is how propaganda is mislabeled and spread.

Examples 1 and 2 could be raw opinion rooted in fact that the reader disagrees with or could be propaganda. Heavily dependent on the context and source.

Examples 3 and 5 are stated in the negative and perceived as propaganda, but where does rightful reporting end and 'unneeded context' start? When the reader begins to disagree? Again heavily dependent on the context and source.

Example 4 is a paid endorsement, exactly what should be expected in a capitalist system.

Also news isn't based on an acronym for cardinal directions. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/news-etymology/