[refermech]

Unfortunately I think viewers will gravitate towards those news outlets that more accurately reflect or reinforce their own world views. IE conservatives watch FOX and libs watch everything else. I think it is impossible to eliminate bias. After all we are dealing with humans and we are very flawed. The internet may provide the answer but is just as likely to enflame each side passions with uncorroberated and baseless attacks.

[refermech]

I know, Spellcheck is my friend! Doh!!

[Lucky Dog]

Unfortunately I think viewers will gravitate towards those news outlets that more accurately reflect or reinforce their own world views.

Ultimately, it still comes down to economics. The news outlet that best delivers audience for advertisers becomes the most successful. News consumers drawn only by their own biases to news sources reflecting similar biases will work only so long as the consumers maintain those biases.

Reality has a nasty way of eventually intruding upon biases that are not grounded in fact. However, if they are grounded in fact, they really aren't biases, are they?

However, the above analysis is predicated upon a "free marketplace of ideas." The minute such ceases to exist, so does the ability of "reality" to correct bias. Therefore, maintaining "freedom of the press" and economic freedom is essential.