In case you wondered …

… Why Newspapers Refuse to Correct Errors | RealClearPolitics. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

… this glorious compact between readers and journalists is evolving in dangerous directions, as news coverage becomes corrupted by the give-no-quarter partisan divide that shapes our politics. Increasingly, readers expect their favored news sources to advance their favored narrative, the facts be damned. And many news outlets, beset by immense economic challenges, seem happy to satisfy them to stay afloat.