[quote=Vortex]
So what if it happens frequently? It still deserves attention so we can help fix it. Also the news job is to report what is important and if that means lies viewers than so be it, at least they are showing events that demand attention and are not the pseudo-news-but-really-just-entertainment shows. If I was in America I would give you a example or two but I don't so I can't.
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News in America is independent from the government (typically....) and run as a free-market business. The only duty of the various news agencies (CNN, FOX, et al) is to generate revenue for their investors. Which, is the ultimate 'duty' of every business, don't get me wrong, I'm just saying news as a medium for public education/edification is dead. Loooooong dead.