How you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia

"Ultimately, the distinction between journalism and propaganda is the difference between Gershkovich and Carlson. 

Gershkovich sits in a Russian prison for investigating the truth about Putin's Russia in service to the American public and his employer. Carlson flies around the world praising authoritarian leaders such as Hungary's Viktor Orban, while "rooting" for dictators like Vladimir Putin when they attack their neighbors. "Why shouldn't I root for Russia? Which I am," he said in 2019 about the Ukraine-Russian conflict. 

To expose abusive governmental power and hold it accountable "to the opinions of mankind" is literally written in America's Declaration of Independence. To travel abroad praising dictatorships for their subways and cheeseburgers while ignoring their murderousness, and to return "radicalized … against our leaders" because foreign supermarket prices are low, is certainly not journalism. It is propaganda..."

https://theconversation.com/how-you-can-tell-propaganda-from-journalism-lets-look-at-tucker-carlsons-visit-to-russia-223829