Nobody cares for good journalism when you can make up a story that sounds good and supports your political views. In Germany Class Relotius[1] made a living out

Nobody cares for good journalism when you can make up a story that sounds good and supports your political views. In Germany Class Relotius[1] made a living out of faking and dramatizing his stories, winning several journalism prices before a coworker went against management to uncover it. [1]https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claas_Relotius https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claas_Relotius Note: I link the German wikipedia page since the English one only mentions that the Spiegel "was unaware of anyone helping him" while the German one explicitly cites several sources that confirm that dramatization over reality is openly encouraged as a style choice.