There are many TV channel alternatives, public TV is pretty transparent and there are regulations around when various programs would air, obligatory reporting of age suitability etc.
In what manner? As a kid I didn't know that the pokemon cartoon existed in order to make me buy trading cards.
Even in news there is an army of editors and producers making decisions all of the time. This leads to things like the state media adding sound effects to footage to make it more sensational and then after losing in court investigating themselves and finding no intentional wrongdoing [1]!
There are many social medias
> public TV is pretty transparent
In what manner? As a kid I didn't know that the pokemon cartoon existed in order to make me buy trading cards.
Even in news there is an army of editors and producers making decisions all of the time. This leads to things like the state media adding sound effects to footage to make it more sensational and then after losing in court investigating themselves and finding no intentional wrongdoing [1]!
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/05/abc-editorial-...