I don't think it's reasonable to conclude that there is no influence directing the overall thrust of stories, choosing which stories or which versions of stories, or which writers get published, any more than to conclude that every single story was scripted by the Illuminati or the Rothchilds.

We HAVE seen enough evidence to know that much just by tabulating stats and things like that John Oliver bit showing all the tv news stations using the exact same supposedly off the cuff remarks.