I'm not trying to attack you here but what you proffer here sounds like typical Russian tyranny apologia. To pick that old example makes me feel more like you're trying to blame the media for being very bad and biased because how dare they expose such shenanigans. Saying they are "mediocre" is just a way to slight them and downplay what actually happened.

Honestly, if that's the case then let's keep the "pre-approved" narratives coming because in that case, it happens to be the correct narrative.