Is the media too powerful? Not if they're used for the reason's they espouse. The media should be powerful. It's when they become corrupt that they become too powerful for the wrong reasons. Yes, corporations have become part of the picture. But, what about in the old days, when the media was an independant industry. People like William Randolph Hurst could make or break presidents. It's one of the themes of Citizen Kane. These days, political parties own stock in media corporations, in a very hidden hand and backroom kind of way. I suppose it all comes back to journalistic integrity.