Perfectly Poor Populism Problems

In class we talked about many two-piece contrasts in journalism. One such was the difference between populism- news tailored to the largest, most profitable audience- and elitism- news made by people who only want to see change made, not make money. Now, the problem in modern America is not that there are no Elitist news sources, but rather that populist news dominates our news cycles. A large problem with populist news is that they play to their audience, modifying stories or creating conspiracy theories to defend their beliefs. Yet populism dominates the news today, because they appeal to a large audience. This system of news is ineffective, because our news channels are looking to profit, and not benefit the people of the nation.