The death throes of the DinosaurMedia.
Those in liberal police states like MA, NY, NJ, MD, IL, CT, etc. support it becuase it panders to their worldview. Here in Atlanta, the local fishwrapper* still puts out its liberal racist slant on everything, and makes considerable profits in doing so. Not as much as 25 years ago, but it isn't going under yet.
Ga governors all have their portraits hanging in the state house. Former governor Lester Maddox had his picture painted with a fish wrapped in the Atlanta Urinal/Constipaion on his desk.