I wonder, were there ever a neutral state-owned news media in US that provided sensible news without much of the agitating fear-mongering that seems so prevalent? In many EU countries, Finland for example, there is a state-owned media organization (YLE) which main purpose is to provide unbiased and high-quality news reporting to all Finnish citizens.

It's not without its faults, but in general you can expect YLE to provide quality content that wouldn't be possible if its monetary value was the only concern. Also I like that there's no ads in YLEs programs. And you can watch most of them free on internet.