[spingsprong]

No, it really isn't. It's about getting viewers, selling newspapers, and getting clicks. And the best way to achieve that is by using strong emotion, usually negative. Fear, hatred, disgust, anger.

I'm not sure how a democracy is supposed to work, when the people voting are being given bad information on such a massive scale.

There are so many important areas when what people believe and what is true are miles apart.

[arethuza]

"The best way to achieve that is by using strong emotion, usually negative. Fear, hatred, disgust, anger."

Take those topics and add a heavy dose of celebrity trivia and you've described the UK Daily Mail perfectly.