"What if the media waited till they had facts.....? "

 Some do.

 But if mainstream like MSNBC, or CNN, or FOX did they would generate less revenue, and the public would be less informed because listening, researching and analyzing real facts is too hard.  

 Much easier to listen to people reinforce my opinions on national TV so I can create more opinions that reinforce my first ones.

To me it seems FOX filled a void that was being created by the established news outlets.
Why is that?

Well look at those on the left, what they say about FOX News coverage....

Flip it 180 degrees to how those who felt those established outlets were not presenting news fairly, unbiased, but with a narrative that was agenda driven.

Its one and the same reasoning, you can't deny one, without denying the other.....

So now they pander to keep their audiences.

News use to report the news with journalistic integrity paramount, not so much anymore, its like you say Mike, MONEY......

They even CREATE the news story, inserting themselves, as the STORY....

Yep, laziness in a major component, folks just want to be spoon fed, and affirmed, not really looking for the truth, just affirmation and thinking they are right, etc.....

If you really think about it, its ALL advertising, nothing more, they are selling a product, and if you drink the beer they are pushing, all the pretty girls in the bar will flock to you.....

But thats not true.......don't ask me how I know  

News is a victim of capitalism.

News used to be loss leader, meaning it costs stations money, it didn't make money, stations felt it was their duty since they were using public airwaves, to distribute some educational value on TV, then cable happened and public airwaves gave way to private cables..

 I think the primary thing to remember is the "victim" isn't us, we as the consumer are the problem.

 We perpetuate propaganda just by agreeing and arguing over what we observe from a source we don't take the time to verify.

 As LostArtist indicates, Capitalism has changed news, and my belief is that I am Capitalism.  We all are.

Eegore wrote on 04/19/19 at 09:02:56:


Agreed......

And now we can walk the tight line of how much regulation we need by the goverment to what, insure, balance, etc, the bridge between private and public concerns....????

Too much one way, you have problems.......and, life goes on.
Can we EVER create a fair and just system.....NO.
Should we just stop trying......NO.

Now, I will leave it up to others  

T And T Garage wrote on 04/18/19 at 12:46:41:

Pfffttttt - LMAO!!!!
I just did a spit take!
Thanks for te laugh mark!

WOW, how did you know, that is,
EXACTLY the same thing many,
(I Included)
do, when you quote a Comedian,
who without Trump his career would go down hill at warp speed.

Or quote a, ‘Yahooooooo’  ’news’ source.

Or quote, CNN and many of the like,
(Very Far Left Leaning)

As being, sacrosanct..