TorontoTrader,
that is interesting. I too see it as very geared towards publicizing the "voice of government" in times of conflict. They present the arguments of those initiating conflict mostly unfiltered, or fail (striving) to present both sides in a balanced, fair way of reporting.
E.g all the "embedded journalists" that we see today. They do present many sides of combat, but are exclusively presenting only one side of the conflict.
Action journalism sells, and especially nowadays when we can watch invasions and huge bombs live - to get our adrenaline going. We only get to see some reflection, analysis and hear tough questions when the conflict has settled down somewhat. Anything else would "upset everyone", and be seen as "unpatriotic".
Therefore I think the media is biased, no matter how you look at it. Each different type of news story unfolding is treated in a biased way. Seldom do we care for the in-depth analysis. Fareed Zakari's GPS on CNN is actually very good and balanced - surprisingly so. Also International Correspondents on CNN is ok - but the rest is totally bullshit, I think. I far more prefer BBC, DW, Reuters, Bloomberg etc for better insight and better reporting. The main US news outlets today are just flashy bangs - the FOX way - and too emotional for my liking.
Bloomberg US/BR/UK are some of my favourites - because they treat their news segment pretty well, and offer great insight sometimes.