主流媒体的目标是尽可能与尽可能多的人相关，原因很简单：观众越多，收入就越多。这种做法不经意间带来的后果，是一种对真相的虚无主义。

Mainstream media aims to be as relevant as possible to as many people as possible for the simple reason that more viewers mean more money. The not-so-unintentional consequence of this is a kind of nihilism about the truth.

事实上，坦白说，CNN、福克斯新闻或《纽约时报》社论委员会并不真正关心真相。这些媒体已经把自己局限于仅仅“促进辩论”和报道问题的“各方观点”。但并非所有问题都有多方面的观点，也并非所有事情都需要无休止的争论。有些问题很容易得到解决，或者可以通过高质量的研究和分析令人满意地加以处理。然而，除了少数已达成共识的话题之外，主流媒体竭力回避解决问题，它的做法是放大那些最缺乏依据、最有偏见、最非理性固执己见的声音。

The truth is not something CNN, Fox News, or the New York Times editorial board are really interested in, frankly. Outlets such as these have relegated themselves to merely “fostering debate” and covering “all sides of an issue.” But not all issues have multiple sides and not all matters require endless debate. Some issues are easily resolved or can be satisfactorily addressed through some quality research and analysis. But outside a handful of topics of consensus, the mainstream media tries its best to avoid resolution. It does this by amplifying the most misinformed, biased, and irrationally opinionated voices.

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Consider the gun “debate” that crops up every 5 to 6 weeks in the news cycle in the US. Despite all appearances, there are clear answers to some of the fundamental questions everyone should have about gun violence, homicide rates, mass shootings, etc., and even if we don’t have answers now, at least there are research methodologies that can be pursued in a rational, scientific way to address those questions. Anyone who is sincerely interested in the truth of the matter would want to follow those methodologies in seeking robust answers. With all its resources, the mainstream media should be responsible for conducting such research and/or enabling those who can do so, and then disseminate the results far and wide. And if the results are still ambiguous, then at least the pursuant conversation would be an informed one.

但这并不是媒体所关心的。因为他们并不在意真相，他们在意的是收视率和阅读量，而这意味着迎合最低的共同标准。考虑到美国的读写能力和教育状况，尤其是在逻辑分析、科学等方面的糟糕状况，这个共同标准确实相当低。

But that is not what the media is interested in. Because they are not interested in the truth. They are interested in viewership/readership and that means catering to the lowest common denominator. And given the abysmal state of literacy and education in the US — especially when it comes to logical analysis, science, etc. — that common denominator is quite low indeed.