No disrespect, like, but thats a load of crap. The press and media are where where the public get their news from. We are told what to think because it's easier than having us develop our own views. I wish it wasn't the case but at the minute it's very hard to get a news story from an impartial journalist worthy of the name.
There are loads of places to get your news from and you're not compelled to follow the news blindly. I watch the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, I read Sky and other websites and publications and I listen to LBC so I get a very wide range of views and political opinions. So it might be a load of crap if you're incapable of making your own mind up after hearing different opinions but it's certainly not the case as far as I can see.