[GiorgioG]

Because the stories they tell line up (generally) with non-government controlled news media.

[t0bia_s]

Source?

[freemint]

https://adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart look into their methodology.

[shkkmo]

You know that goverents frequently distribute their propaganda through media outlets that are not state owned, right?

[GiorgioG]

You know these media outlets aren't legally required to do so, right?

[shkkmo]

You don't have to be legally required to spread propaganda to be effective at spreading it.

Seriously, relying a on state media matching non-state media to determine if either is propaganda is an ineffectual strategy. You need to find reporting that contradicts the media source and then try to independently verify the disputed information.

[xtian]

What if the people who own these media outlets and the people who control the government share the same interests?