They lost it when they stopped responsibly and fairly reporting news honestly. It was like CSPAN at first and very quickly devolved into political activism.
I completely agree. Frankly, there is almost no unbiased news out there any more. But I’m fine with that. I can spot bias pretty easily. It’s why I had to dump TV in 1997. It was just too irritating. Now I can “talk back” and call out the bias when I see it. It is like stripping the biased veneer off the raw facts. Then you get to make up your own mind.