By stating they are for-profit, they state what their incentives are. Does that mean they will be unfair or dishonest? Not necessarily. But it does mean that th

By stating they are for-profit, they state what their incentives are. Does that mean they will be unfair or dishonest? Not necessarily. But it does mean that their incentive is not providing fair and honest coverage, but getting as many eyeballs on ads (or subscriptions) as possible. In the news "industry", this has repeatedly been shown to lead to: * yellow journalism (what click-bait was called before there were clicks) * content driven by their owners' and advertisers' best interests rather than the best interests of the public at large * content geared toward the views of the majority at the expense of the rest of the public.