In bygone times, it was usual for there to be 2 or more papers even in midsize and small cities. Each paper had its own bias, but consumers could chose to read the one confirming their existing biases or read both to try to get the whole picture. The smaller papers have all been consolidated into huge corporations these days and even the larger ones are being put out of business by inflation and the internet.
fanestre t1_jcu8ia7 wrote
Reply to ELI5: How do we end up with politically biased newspapers? by cur-o-double
In bygone times, it was usual for there to be 2 or more papers even in midsize and small cities. Each paper had its own bias, but consumers could chose to read the one confirming their existing biases or read both to try to get the whole picture. The smaller papers have all been consolidated into huge corporations these days and even the larger ones are being put out of business by inflation and the internet.