Simonyan expressed her concern over the media's growing, and often boundless, influence and the way it changes the world around us, during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Moscow.
"We live in unique times, when media - the so-called fourth estate - in many countries is trying to become, and sometimes becomes, the first: sets the rules of the game, controls public opinion, doesn't just change people's attitude towards a leader or a state, but alters the values of entire societies," RT's editor-in-chief said.
The media has become a weapon and a life-changing tool at the same time, Simonyan said.
"Not a single war in recent years started without a powerful world press 'artillery,' not a single battle happened without previous precision bombing by TV, radio, newspapers, and online resources," she said.
Comment: Where were the parents who were supposed to be getting those kids ready by giving them various responsibilities when they were growing up?