[stronglikedan]

I consider media outlets mainstream when they are all owned and controlled by one of the big groups like Sinclair. E.g., if they've ever made it into one of those montages where all the anchors from all over the country say the same catch phrases. I think they're different, because they anchors cannot say what they know to be true, but must stick to the script even when they know it's wrong, or they get fired. The smaller independent outlets can push propaganda as well, but they're not forced to, and their outreach is a small fraction of the conglomerates.