No, it's because the FCC eliminated the Fairness Doctrine [1] which lead to the rise of biased "news" channels in order to gain viewers. The Harper government

No, it's because the FCC eliminated the Fairness Doctrine [1] which lead to the rise of biased "news" channels in order to gain viewers. The Harper government in Canada recently eliminated Canada's version of this and I shudder what to think will happen 10-20 years down the line. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairness_Doctrine