Reporting news accurately is a very difficult business model in a world full of oligarch-backed papers that constantly lose money to further their own agenda, plus social media which is increasingly indifferent as to whether the links they circulate have any truth in them or not.
It's tempting to blame oligarchs and social media, but I'll argue that readers' own tastes are the most daunting challenge that mainstream journalism has faced for the past 20 years.
People will spend a lot more time (and money!) reinforcing their existing beliefs/prejudices than learning about something new.
