What are the advantages of state owned media?

There is no reason for the news or entertainment media in the United States to be owned and/or operated by state and the Federal government. With a media separated from government power, it aids the democratic system in the US to provide information to the public. The media in the US is primarily owned by stockholders and also by private individuals. With the current media in place, it becomes a "watch dog" of sorts over the activities of governments in the US and even their reports concerning foreign nations.

This situation allows for more public participation in policy issues and rolls right into the First Amendment guaranteeing free speech.

By all accounts, this makes for a more healthy and a more perfect democratic nation.