>>The news media has gotten a great deal more shallow and gossipy IMO.
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>>Because that's what sells. ;-)
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>I suppose, but they've always had the need to sell to an audience. It's just so much baser now. Whether the fault is with the media or with us is a fair question.

The media is in it for the money just like any other business. The media will pander to whoever is spending the money. How is it possible for so many 'celebrity' magazines to exist side by side? That's where the money is, sadly.