kemmler3D
Master Contributor
There were rules against broadcast news having an agenda in the US until the late 80s. The end of the Fairness Doctrine along with the advent of cable (not subject to the restrictions on broadcasters) opened the doors for that.If there was an agenda it wasn't so obvious in small doses.
Full-time 24-hour news channels necessitated the production of content that wasn't just recitation of facts, since that only takes, you know, 30-60 minutes and you have 23 more hours to fill with something. Turns out that "something" is not of particular value unless you like being told what to think.
I'll just say it again, cable news is intellectual poison.