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I’m not a lawyer, and I’m not a journalist.

I did, however, take a course in journalism in college (LONG TIME ago). It turns out that it’s a terrific way to fulfill a writing requirement.

Faculty who teach journalism do spend time instructing how to avoid libel/defamation—not just to keep future journalists out of court, but to promote good journalism. Ah... those where the days.

I’m wondering if “for-profit journalism” isn’t to blame. There are multiple studies that show that people will seek out/pay for information that supports their own biases.

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Agree - that's what was so great about "Fair and Balanced" at Fox News when they started. Get all sides and don't worry about bias. They threw that out.

Just like a lot of restaurant chains start out like gangbusters, but in a few years think "hey, we don't need that vision anymore" and go out of business. The restaurant graveyard is littered with them.