Why do we need the media?

Case and point, there is a case making its was through the judicial system where a man who may or may not have committed a murder he was found guilty 14 years ago by a San Francisco, California Jury. Just recently he was set free because it was determined that the prosecution withheld evidence that may have proved his innocence, so he was deemed factually innocent and set free. This man is now suing he system asking for 100 dollars a day for the last 14 years something around 500,000 not much when you spent the last 14 years in prison. The state is requiring this man to prove his innocence in order to get compensated for his false imprisonment.

This is a strong reason why we need the media!