Is the media pushing stories?

Remember when the Iraq War was building up?  Things didn't look right.  How did "the 9/11 attack" --> "Iraq"

It didn't connect.  But I trusted my government.  They loved this country as much as I do.  I was sure of it. So I trusted them.

Then I read this Jessica Yellin interview on CNN.  The interview talked about how the Corporate Bosses to the three (3) different networks actually pressured the press corps to present the stories on the war were supportive.

Is that what is happening today?