I gave up all network news programs, including the morning shows, during the 1992 campaign. They were so obvious in their preference for Clinton that I could barely keep a meal down.
The " nightly news ", from the late '40s onwards, until around 1980, NEVER had " pap " / " fluff ". Biais ? Yes! that's always been in every form of news media, from the beginnings of our nation. But then, that's a different topic. LOL