Why cable news has become unwatchable

I wish for a news channel that dedicates more time to each topic, allowing for a deeper dive. The brief 5-minute segments often lack the depth and nuance needed to really understand an issue. However, likely wouldn’t be as profitable. There appears to be a need to produce a constant stream of short segments that outrage viewers and keep them captive. I see both sides of the spectrum, from Fox News to MSNBC. News outlets apply these tactics ostensibly for viewership numbers.

I don&#x27;t buy this thesis that all networks are equally bad.<p>They all want ratings yes, but some of them try to get ratings by appealing to people who are smart, who value information over grief-mongering. Who value data-driven news. Who are not numerically illiterate.<p>When there is misinformation we need news about that, to counteract the misinformation.<p>I do wish MSNBC had a program that analyzed the coverage, non-coverage, and misleading information by some other networks. That would give them ratings from people who value truth and true information, truly important information.