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