> It's incumbent on these organizations, which want to be seen as purveyors of truth, to make sure their readers end up with the proper understanding.
It's incumbent that readers/viewers actually want to properly understand the world: Fox News broadcasts the stuff that it does because people want to it, and their ratings / market share is evidence of it.
There are three ways to make a living:
1) Lie to people who want to be lied to, and you’ll get rich.
2) Tell the truth to those who want the truth, and you’ll make a living.
3) Tell the truth to those who want to be lied to, and you’ll go broke.
It's incumbent that readers/viewers actually want to properly understand the world: Fox News broadcasts the stuff that it does because people want to it, and their ratings / market share is evidence of it.
* https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/20...
* https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/msn...
* https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2025/06/10/the-politi...
If Fox doesn't supply what their audience demands (e.g., saying "Trump won the election") they'll go someplace else:
* http://archive.is/https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2020/...
* https://jasonzweig.com/three-ways-to-get-paid/