Sometimes I wonder, from a financial perspective, why the 3 major networks are still in the news business. Their ratings are declining, less people are interested and the expense of all those reporters worldwide must be very high. Personally, I think they could make more money with other programming.
the reason they're in the news business is because they have an AGENDA
now the applecart is being upset, but they're not giving up anytime soon
I believe it is because then they would look just like the rest of the 40 Billion stations available to the TV viewer. TV Network News is too slow for their product ... NEWS. If they have to focus on a different product, namely the mindless entertainment that is the television's domain, and they become one of the legions of morons that are part of broadcast/cable/satellite TV. Think Wayne and Garth. They need to feed their egos.