‘Cultural Schizophrenia’: Media Shift To Feelings Over Facts Tearing US Apart

"Over the past several decades, US news media have shifted towards advocacy and emotional appeals, according to a RAND Corporation study. This is sowing discord in American society, award-winning journalist Chris Hedges tells RT.
The study, released by RAND earlier this week, cautiously argues that between 1987 and 2017, news content has shifted from event- and context-based reporting to coverage that is 'more subjective, relies more heavily on argumentation and advocacy, and includes more emotional appeals.' While prime-time cable news shows and online journalism lead the way in this shift, it has been noticed in print journalism as well, the government-funded think tank concluded. This is contributing to what RAND termed 'Truth Decay,' described as a shift away from facts and analysis in public discourse."