> other possible stories which does not have the same level of government interest. For this reason, the journalists are incentivized to avoid stories which att

> other possible stories which does not have the same level of government interest. For this reason, the journalists are incentivized to avoid stories which attract the government’s interest What other possible stories are these? Most stories journalists have reported on are government stories in some way, not counting entertainment/sports, business PR, and other such fluff. The "other possible stories" of interest that don't involve some form of government are those of big businesses, i.e. the people who control the allocation of advertising revenue for most major media outlets in the world. It's been a long time since journalists have routinely researched stories on the generally corrupt practises of these businesses. Reporting on governments and politics has always been a safe diversion for journalists, and most of them use such stories as a resume for a PR role at big biz anyway.