Media as it stands is highly motivated by profit, it has to build a dedicated viewership, and enflamed emotions and viewpoints you already agree with sell much

Media as it stands is highly motivated by profit, it has to build a dedicated viewership, and enflamed emotions and viewpoints you already agree with sell much better than honest reporting. By far, I think the most even-handed media are things like PBS and NPR. If we had a large ecosystem of independent non-profit news organizations I think we would be far better off. If we were to rather limit which outlets are allowed to advertise themselves as "News" to only non-profit organizations that have to be completely transparent about all of their funding and directorship, I think it would go very far towards fixing our current situation.