Google's search is only valuable if it gives us the best results in response to our keyword. There has and will always be a degree of choice made by Google's al

Google's search is only valuable if it gives us the best results in response to our keyword. There has and will always be a degree of choice made by Google's algorithm in this, even for searches for things that have an objectively right/wrong answer. It has to prioritise somehow. In this case, if a news site ranks high in metrics that Google's algorithm considers problematic --sensationalist, click-bait, heavily optimised, not mobile-friendly, whatever-- wouldn't you prefer it prioritised sites which didn't hit those metrics?