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I keep up with Thai, Cambodian, Korean, Malaysian and Indonesian news. None of which report in any manner, so divided, like the USA does.
However, what they may do is sometimes only report one side to a story, the side that favors the government. So I do believe that "free speech" in these countries may not always be as free as they would like it to be.
The problem I have with American media, is that it is totally controlled AND it's full of hate from both sides. But I guess if you look at it from a controlling point of view, it would only make sense to give both sides news they can sink their teeth into.
The media controls the markets, controls the economy, controls spending, controls elections and so on. The power of media is borderline terrifying. When in the wrong hands, as it often is, it is only used for political and financial gains.
Truth be told, would you have ever known there was global financial crisis if the media did not report day and night that there was a problem? People would have continued spending as usual and though we would still be printing money and going deeper into debt, I am almost sure the economy would not be anywhere near as bad as it is today.
Fear, fear, fear and more fear. And THAT is the American way. You do not see such fear mongering in the Asian media, unless of course perhaps you are in China or North Korea.
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