They seem to be fixated on sensational celebrity news (who really cares that much about the Kandashian family drama), ambulance chasing, the seasonal missing white chick, racially charged hot button stories, over-the-top political opinion sharing and much more...
The alphabet soup news selection in America --- think ABC's, CBS's, CNN's, NBC's, MSNBC's -- fails miserably at keeping our citizens truly informed on news with substantive value.