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Originally posted by sapiens
I disagree. News organizations need to appeal to the demographic that their advertisers are looking for. (Not necessarily the most number of viewers). Some shows stay on television not because they have a large market share, but because they have a strong following in a niche market. Advertisers pay for access to that niche market. This is true for many television shows. It may be true for news organizations as well.
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All journalism is supposed to be immune to market forces, as money has a way of corrupting coverage. Tradtionally, the news room is a distinctly seperated from the advertising department. The fact that that firewall between editor and advertiser has been wearing thin lately speaks of a decline in journalistic integrity and is an ominous portent for the future.