How does mass media reflect a political system globally?

The mass media reflects a political system globally because media and democracy are so intertwined. They rely on each other and mirror one another. The more freedom the media and press has the more liberal a country is. In a kingdom or dictatorship for example, the media would definitely have more restrictions. This is how media reflects political systems. Even within the US, different states have different political stances and thus the media exposed in each state varies from conservative or liberal thinking.

Authoritarian governments control their media and censorship is very high in those countries. China, for instance, experiences extreme control and regulation from the government. The media has virtually no freedom and the people don’t know anything about the outside world. Here, the media reflects a strict and severe government that does not allow liberal thought.