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I think the idea that anyone is manipulating the media on purpose is cause for this thread in paranoia - however, fear does sell, and in a free-market economy, stories that exaggerate the dangers inherent in the world are going to get more coverage than the ones describing the pleasant ways people interact with one another.
In answering the question, I'd say that the US may have the most commerically saturated media in the world, and since sensationalism brings in the bucks, it's no wonder that the situation is as we find it. Sorry to dissapoint, no conspiracy, no political agenda, just boring old free market economics. Mix in a little human psychology, and you are left with the situation we find today.
How can you solve it? That's a whole other matter.
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