Did 24-Hour Cable News Kill America?
Cable news, particularly since the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987, has played a central role in deepening political polarization in the United States by prioritizing outrage-driven, opinion-based programming over objective journalism. What began as a shared national news experien
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