I like to think the media is a lot like "Mean Girls": high school girls act like big cats in the wild in order to maintain power and control. They manipulate and attack with the intention to keep their standing in the food chain by any means necessary. They attract attention to petty issues in order to hide the truth. This example works well for U.S. Media, except they are far more cunning, wry and rich than Regina George.

There's always gotta be an alpha, and in this case, five major corporations own 90 percent of the American media. So what? That means that whatever you listen to, read, hear or watch comes through five corporations. Most of us are only trained enough to see what's spoon fed to us via the bowl of the internet. Realize this: every juicy morsel of American politics, every tidbit of celebrity lifestyle, every sensational story that climbs to the top of your news feed, is all controlled by a very small and select group of people who would only like you to see what they think you should see, not what is necessarily the whole truth, but rather the frame of the truth of the person who bought the story.

Yes, bought the story.

Every sensational morsel you read, every inflammatory political blog post about Donald Trump, even the small town stories that we see every day, someone has made money off of, either by telling the story for its sensational value, or to telling it in order to make someone else look good. Just think of it as highlighting and contouring for journalism. It's not all rooted in evil, for sure. However, it must make you think about something: what is the goal behind publishing this in this way? Who benefits? Who loses?

News publications must word things to have people to see them. At its core, news is business, and the ultimate goal of a business is to make money. However, there's something wrong when the media no longer reports on a story because it's important to hear, but rather they make a small story sensational in order to distract from other important things going on. Just to give you an idea, here are five stories you probably missed this week, because "Hiddleswift" is no longer a thing, and because some football player decided to exercise his freedom of speech.

1. Vladmir Putin wants to re-establish ties with Britain.

Talks were productive and open about all areas concerning re-establishment of ties between the two countries. Results of Brexit, anyone?

2. Cancer drugs are killing up to 50 percent of patients in hospitals.

The study may be a bit flawed, but it shines a light on the fact that chemo may not be the appropriate treatment for all patients.

3. Mexico's Prime Minister of Finance resigns.

While most of the major news networks reported that Trump's visit with the President of Mexico, Peña Nieto, went well, there appears to be significant fallout over the visit, given Mr. Trump's unpopularity with the majority of the Mexican population.

4. U.S. job openings at all time high, but hiring remains stagnant.

There are several implications: one, skills are unmatched and employers are not hiring because of a lack of qualifications, begging the question of whether colleges and tech schools are doing their job and two: wages may increase in order to gather and retain the best talent, something that has not happened in a while due to a sluggish economy.

5. China tells Japan to back off of Africa.

China and Japan are currently facing off to make the most of the emerging African markets. China is now accusing Japan of trying to overthrow their attempts, thus saying to them to "get off" their second continent.

Keeping up with current events is important, but make sure you're not watching the fireworks while someone is robbing your house.