I agree 1 is the ideal option, but it's really difficult. The effect of the press is best measured not by what reporters are allowed to do, but by what people

I agree 1 is the ideal option, but it's really difficult. The effect of the press is best measured not by what reporters are allowed to do, but by what people actually end up watching. More freedom of the press is not going to eliminate the if it bleeds it leads philosophy. In fact, if we assume that cable news and newspapers have gotten shriller to deal with competition from the internet, it might do the opposite. There is a reason this comic exists[0] [0]http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3081#comic http://www.smbc-comics.com/?id=3081#comic