@gbohrn@... To attract readers or viewers so they will be exposed to the advertisers. They used attention-grabbing headlines in order to do this. They won't get the attention if they write articles everybody agrees with. They are naturally attracted to controversy. If they seem liberal, it's for the controversy. If they choose a conservative view, they will attract those who object to the liberal view. It balances better that you think. In countries where the general population might be considered liberal, it's the conservative reporters who catch the flack. It's all about selling ad space.
And consider this: If the "liberal" press were so bent on destroying our system, they - and conservatives as well - would soon be out of work. No private enterprise would mean no advertising, then no private press, then a few hand - picked "journalists" would become mere hacks of the state run news agency. Nobody wants that.
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