The State of media, in the US and Internationally

[Loyal Rogue]

There definitely is spin abound directly from politicians. But, I think it's quite a bit easier to tell who knows what they're talking about and who is full of it when it's unfiltered.

Without an independent third party to factcheck and verify, anyone watching is just going to believe the guy that's spouting the spin they want to hear.
Everyone's own bias prevents them from being an effective filter especially when their own factchecking is done in an echo chamber of their own bias.

You guys have discovered the new chicken & egg mystery. I say the bad news came first. They served up every type of news and like any business with a successful product, cranked production on what worked.

Aye, real "News" was infected with a terminal illness the day that it was decided it must be profitable.
Commercial revenue and the need for ratings was what killed true journalism.