Can we really blame loss of objectivity on the loss of the business model? The NY Times is doing fine and they totally threw out objectivity as a goal. Seems more like a cultural shift to me.
Some people respond to complaints about modern trashy journalism by referencing examples from the early 19th century that are at least as bad as anything today. I think what we see over history is that the mid-20th century was a high-water mark for the "appearance" of objectivity in journalism. When I look at reportage of specific cases, I'm not so sure of the actual objectivity.
Seems a bit hyperbolic. Could you share some examples of that? Not from the opinion pages, but from the news section?