Interesting beacuse it's not that simple, as a beginner to English world, I think media news can metaphorically rule someone's conversation or thinking. Media can elect a candidate whoever he/she can be, it can change world's destiny, everything.
Well, actually, prepositions usage isn't easy.
If A is ruled by B, I think I couldn't say that B doesn't affect A, right?
I know those examples are dead right, but I'm still confused, however I am almost sure that one could say something like this:
Personal conversations are not independent from media news.
So, could you explain that to us?
Thanks a lot. This post from Anglika is really interesting, and useful.