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They're not state-owned but they are certainly not independent. All mainstream media is tightly bound to a political party or another. Fox and MSNBC are mirrors of misinformation.

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>Bound to a political party or another That's the difference between Fox News and RT. Even though the US president is a democrat now, Fox News is still broadcasting Republican views. But as soon as Russia replaces its president, RT is going to broadcast exactly his or her views.

This is true, but more of a problem than you're making it out to be. In my country all channels are clearly on the payroll of a certain party. For example, if there is a political debate, they'll have pre and post debate interviews with only one of the candidates, make claims of his victory no matter how badly he screwed up, and always allow him to interrupt the other guy. This sort of stuff really undermines democracy.

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