The answer is ad revenue. If you go against what your subscribers believe in, you lose money. If you lose money, you might lose your job. If you lose your job, you can't pay your mortgage.
I suspect plenty of government money directly flows to newspapers as part of various campaigns to sway public opinion on certain politically important topics.
Perhaps moreso outside the USA where just a handful of paid articles can sway some topic important for US foreign policy.
Perhaps moreso outside the USA where just a handful of paid articles can sway some topic important for US foreign policy.