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I don't believe that "news" was ever truly about "providing a public service". Perhaps in the early (early) days of small printing presses and leaflets but the reality is that print news and broadcast news are all about selling advertising.
The content around the ads takes the form it does in an effort to drive more eyeballs to the ads.
There are a "public" broadcasters that are partially immune to this but they too come under pressure to perform and draw viewers the way that private broadcasters do (think BBC or TVOntario).
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- Old Man Luedecke
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