@thejapantimes two words - 記者クラブ. If you're not a member, good luck. If you're a member, you'll produce news given by them. If you criticise - well, you won't be a member for too long.
If you're a big player, like Yomiyuri or Asahi Shinbun, you're not the democracy watchdog. You're just repeating or re-wording the 自民党 stuff, or, if you're "independent", you're just making sure to never criticise 自民党. At all. The rest is just paid adverts and reports of crimes committed by XYZの国籍の方
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