I was in the media (net and print) over a decade.
There are several current and ex journos on FR that will tell you the same thing. If a newspaper or TV says water is wet, stick your head in the bucket to check.
Everything in a paper is there for 1 of 2 reasons. To meet the publisher’s agenda demands. 2: to fill space around ads.
Period.
We used to undercut the temp my several degrees since area businesses complained that the truth hurt people going out to their businesses.
The freaking temperature.
I thought that the most accurate description of the press was given in an old science fiction story by Mark Clifton titled “When They Come From Space.”