[pstuart]

"It, for many, many years, was a part, and I would argue not a small part, of what held the country together."

Indeed! A shared news source with known, manageable bias (don't rock the boat, bite the hands, and ostensibly just deliver events of the times as they happen).

A common, shared reality is a good thing for unity.

[MrBuddyCasino]

That was the world of the boomers, and this has made them the most propagandized generation in history. Those who control the media control democracy.

Thankfully, the internet has destroyed that world.

[pstuart]

I think that without being there it's not nearly as accurate as you think to dismiss the whole of it.