I remember from Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing consent is that the media may seem more sympathetic to us because it's as left-leaning as you're allowed to be. And even then, anything to the left of whatever slop is posted on /pol/ is considered blasphemy. Go ahead, go try to debunk the Bell Curve or say that anarcho-capitalism is not a flawless ideology. Folks will be shocked that anyone dares to question such sacrosanct beliefs.