Don’t worry, I never watch them. But I still wish they would report news instead of lying and spinning as they do. Because other people watch them. At least viewership is declining, maybe some others are catching on.
The newspapers, TV, the internet... all covered by the same legal principle.
CAVEAT EMPTOR.
Which is latin for 'empty cave'. Meaning, if you buy a cave full of gold, and then later find out the gold isn't in there, it's your fault for not checking.
(Sorry, I made that all up)
So... their success is based on you just accepting whatever they tell you, lie or truth, and not change the dial. Your success is based on consulting multiple sources to sort the wheat from the chaff.
Most of the time, success is on 'their' side, mainly due to large flows of cash.