US media is extremely good at creating an alternate reality for conservatives. They have fine tuned both sides as hardcore conservative and conservative light. There is no side other than conservative for all mainstream media. Don't believe accusations of left leaning in the US either. There is far right and right leaning. Even supposedly leftist outlets like Mother Jones are center left at best.

This is by design. Media has been captured and controlled from the begining and as Edward Murrow said almost 70 years ago.

"This instrument can teach, it can illuminate, and yes, it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it's nothing but wires and lights in a box."

Media insulates us from the harsh realities of our world. It distracts us and controls the narrative. To hear his speech referring to the 20-30 big media conglomorates controlling media and the reality that now it is down to just 6 highlights this unfortunate prediction of where we are heading. He hoped for better and tried to inspire, but the direction we are going has not changed and long ago crossed from just misinformation to disinformation.