Look up Roger Ailes, Ronald Reagan, and the death of the Fairness Doctrine.
Back in the day, if a commentator on a TV or radio station expressed an opinion, the station was obligated to allow any member of the public to present an opposing view. That meant that most stations avoided wild rhetoric.
Reagan got rid of that. He did a lot of other things to make the media worse. Before Reagan, half hour commercials like “GI Joe” or “The Transformers” weren’t allowed.
Look up Roger Ailes, Ronald Reagan, and the death of the Fairness Doctrine.
Back in the day, if a commentator on a TV or radio station expressed an opinion, the station was obligated to allow any member of the public to present an opposing view. That meant that most stations avoided wild rhetoric.
Reagan got rid of that. He did a lot of other things to make the media worse. Before Reagan, half hour commercials like “GI Joe” or “The Transformers” weren’t allowed.