Cloudy future in today's newscast

As you all may know, I have an unparalled passion for journalism and television. In other words, I eat, breathe and sleep news.
I remember when I was younger, I considered breaking news events on CNN just as important as studying for an exam. Yes, I was and still am a news junkie.
I love to know everything that's going on. Although I may not be knowledgeable of every current event, the idea of enhancing my wisdom of subjects I'm foreign to as well as familiar with is alluring. This brings me to share my most recent experience with you.
During my delightful trip back home (it's always a delight to see my family and spend time in the greatest city: NYC), I was asked an arousing question pertaining to my industry: Where do you think the future of news is heading? Sorry if you were looking for a more intriguing question, but even, Leonardo Da Vinci once said "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
So before I share my answer, let's take a look at the current plight of news.

Nearly every major newspaper outlet except for the New York Times has gone bankrupt. Not to mention that tons of publications and businesses have pay walls online, which mandates readers to pay to have more access. The obvious reason for all this taking place is the internet. With live streaming and forums such as this blog, the internet has allowed society to get their news from a variety of sources.
I, like many others, want to be informed on making the correct decisions. There are not many professions that can influence and inspire individuals on a daily basis. This being one of the main reasons I was attracted to this business; touching lives that you may never meet is beautiful thing.

With this being said, newscasts have the obligation to give society substantial information to better their lives. And a majority of  networks abide by this responsibility religiously, but I’m starting to see a rising trend in stories focusing on what I would like to call F-squared: fluff and fat. Let me explain.

Hard news is what stations and publications cover largely, but the more I tune into segments or even read online, I see a bunch of malarkey. Maybe I'm blind or a pariah, but it appears as if society has no pertinent issues happening. Everything is based off of sensationalism. Covering the same story from several different angles is asinine. This in addition to did you know Justin Bieber and Ryan Gosling are 11th cousins type of pieces goes in the category of fluff and fat. More information and less entertainment.

The reason viewers and readers attention span is so low is because everyone is tired of seeing repetition. Oversaturation will not win people over.

Don’t get me wrong, fluff and fat pieces are beneficial, but too much of it gets sickening. Reading this, I’m sure you can list three topics that you feel hasn’t received enough exposure because of these “F&F” packages.

Think of news segments and publications like a good piece of steak. Those fatty pieces hanging on side, that are trimmed off (or eaten for some folks) before a meal are the over-saturation packages and the interesting did you know pieces. But the nucleus of that steak is the actual meat in the center that is consumed. And that my friends is the hard news. 
As for my actual answer, I gave an abridged version of the above rant. I think you guys/gals get the point.