It's true. Photos were staged too, remember the viral news clip of the reporter bracing himself against "hurricane winds" and then in the background someone strolls normally across the picture.

There is a big lie about this mythical low demand.

No, people will demand more of what they really know, if you feed them with better things they will demand more better things.

But the point is, the cheap news are related to junky ads and this is the point where it gets spoiled: selling shit is easier when is tied to spreading shit.

Fix the greed behind the news distribution and you will have better content plus a demand for a better content.

10x more slop for $1 is still 10x more slop, though.