Dr. Julien Mercille:

One could always talk about micro-solutions like training journalists not to do that or to do more investigations, but that will not work unless we change the structure of the media. It has to be more democratic, in a way. There are alternative media, and the comparison with the coverage in the mainstream media is like day and night. That is true in any country. If one had an ideal media structure in the mass media, it would be closer to the alternative media, with no or little reliance on advertising, for example, or funding through foundations as opposed to commercial interests, with the size of organisations kept small as opposed to having big corporations. All of that would lead to better coverage automatically. It is much more about the structure. "Diversity of the media" is a phrase we often use. The more diverse the media is, the more likely it is that one will hear different viewpoints.