TV is crap or?

I have asked my boss: "Is TV important in your life?"
"Not important at all. I think TV is quite frankly crap." - That was his answer, the answer of a person who cannot live without news and information, as they are vital for his work. - " I like some of the movies or educating programs, but the only time I ever watch TV is for the news."

Most of us probably take "the news" we watch on TV for serious. But is it really so?

We may not think too much about how reporters, editors, and executives chose and shape the news, how they highlight certain stories and neglect others.
The mass media is not only able to shape the news but also to shape our perceptions of this news. We see only what they show us and hear only what we are told.
They make the news, they tell us about those who are needed and keep silent about those who are unwanted.
Our picture of the world, politics, life - everything depends on our mood and thoughts that we have. So, creating our perception and having a total control on information newsmakers can change the world – they control the public opinion.

So, as one of my friends told me, potentially we lack diversity in information sector. Because the diversity means choice. And we do not have this choice, we are told what to watch and what to know...