Media and freedom of expression

This is the favorite word of many people: governments, activists and citizens. But, what are the limits. In America, talking some no,-sense can land you in jail even though US considers itself as global super power responsible for upholding democratic principles. In US, activists campaigning for policies that are detrimental or critical of governmental policies will be under surveillance. This is no different from other countries say Iran or Zimbabwe etc. So, where is the difference: it's the media.
The western media in developing world is always criticized for being insensitive to the local sentiments. Indian media will not publish the news about communal clashes by the name of religion as it will further add fuel to fire. But, BBC thinks it blocks "freedom of expression". The same BBC will never do it if the same incident happened in Britain. Its left to the reader to judge the intentions of the media. In 2006/2007, when India toured England, the Indian cricket players complained about jelly balls being scattered on the pitch to tamper with the bowling and subsequently on the batsman. Indian media reported it, while BBC did not even mention it!!!!
In India, the so-called secularists have no problem with bashing of majority, but with minority bashing, they have problems. Seeing NDTV can make an average viewer conclude the political affiliations of the news channel. I saw TV9 telugu news today and was shocked at the conclusions made by the media. Dasari, an eminent director said that story is the hero and not any super star, be it Chiranjeevi or Raja Shekar. The media concludes that he spoke against family control of telugu film industry. Dasari, Chiranjeevi and Raja Shekar would not have problem with comments, but media has!!!!
We need responsible media that generates optimism in public perception and not create fear. Gone are the days when media was driven by principles. It is driven by profits, political affiliations and revenge. God save the media!!