In a capitalistic economy, journalism is expensive and has to be paid for by one or two of the following: 1. Appealing to vast audiences and then selling them

In a capitalistic economy, journalism is expensive and has to be paid for by one or two of the following: 1. Appealing to vast audiences and then selling them to someone else for a very low price per view or a subscription. (Populist) 2. Appealing to a small group that contributes handsomely to your cause. (Funded Propaganda/Self Funded) Even publicly funded media has to do something along those lines and appeal to the people who fund their organization. When consuming journalism, you always have to look at who is paying for that journalism. That will determine what they DO NOT report on. This is why it's so important to view information from competing organizations.