I believe it's referred to as infotainment. The History Channel isn't news any more than Fox News is news. That it then made it onto mainstream media, "because

I believe it's referred to as infotainment. The History Channel isn't news any more than Fox News is news. That it then made it onto mainstream media, "because it's out there", is another indication of the problems with Ad revenue based media seeking clicks. http://video.foxnews.com/v/5497862627001/?#sp=show-clips http://video.foxnews.com/v/5497862627001/?#sp=show-clips http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/amelia-earhart-survived-plane-crash-history-channel-1202487563/ http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/amelia-earhart-survived-plan... It's telling that HISTORY is also being transparent: https://twitter.com/HISTORY/status/884781394861469696 https://twitter.com/HISTORY/status/884781394861469696 and that is also news. p.s. thanks criddell!