> A newspaper at least might have some sort of moral obligation to tell the truth. A newspaper ultimately has an obligation to its stockholders. If the stockh

> A newspaper at least might have some sort of moral obligation to tell the truth. A newspaper ultimately has an obligation to its stockholders. If the stockholders demand that the newspaper tells the truth, then so be it...but most stockholders would want to maximize profits. If they believe telling the truth will maximize profits, then they will probably encourage that, but it likely doesn't.