News should answer the following questions: Who, what, when, where, why, and how and nothing else.
Anything more is opinion, editorial, or analysis and that IS NOT news.
Unfortunately the Forth Estate has had it's taste of power in shaping politics and public opinion and is here to stay.

The only way to counter this landslide of biased reporting is to review a number of different sources (the key to this is 'different') on the same subject and come to your own conclusion, not just except the spoon-fed version of your favorite talking head.
Yes, it takes work to not be a sheep.