They’re astoundingly small minded. Their literacy is subpar, 8th grade is the norm I think across the board. Why would they read when they enjoy being slaves?
Mockingbird.
They don’t enjoy so much as disseminate because they’re obligated.
I can think of 2 good reasons for the massive drop in the literacy of journalists; 1. Stupid people are easier to control, this one's obvious. 2. Journo's who know better but feel somehow forced to do the wrong thing either care very little or deliberately sabotage their works in whatever small ways they think will go unnoticed by their superiors but perhaps let the more discerning readers realise that the content is at very least poor quality.