Comment by Clubber

>In capitalism, outside a few select industries like journalism, as long as it's legal you can - and should - do anything to maximize profits.

Honestly, if you were around watching the news 30+ years ago, you would notice a stark difference in how news is covered then versus today. You can't really blame them, they are doing what they can to survive, but coverage today much more tabloid than news.

I would say the "fake but accurate," was the death knell, but it might have been sooner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killian_documents_controversy