> Broadcast news changed from a public service obligation to entertainment. One of my numerous objections to the BBC is that they compete for viewership rankin

> Broadcast news changed from a public service obligation to entertainment. One of my numerous objections to the BBC is that they compete for viewership rankings as if they carried advertisements (which they don't in the UK). As a consequence, far too much of the coverage is non-news - vox-pops, crying grannies, stories about celebrities' indiscretions. Hard news is hard to find.