If by "public media" you are writing about NPR and PBS you may want to reconsider your position. These "public media" told you repeated lies during the Covid era. They lied about how dangerous Covid was. They lied that lockdowns would be for two weeks. They lied that there were no alternative treatments. They lied about the need for a vaccine. They lied saying the vaccine was safe and effective.
I could recount all the non-Covid lies but it would get boring.
If by "public media" you are writing about NPR and PBS you may want to reconsider your position. These "public media" told you repeated lies during the Covid era. They lied about how dangerous Covid was. They lied that lockdowns would be for two weeks. They lied that there were no alternative treatments. They lied about the need for a vaccine. They lied saying the vaccine was safe and effective.
I could recount all the non-Covid lies but it would get boring.