The tone of the "news"

In my lifetime, what is considered "news" has changed considerably. By prior standards, maybe 90 percent of what we hear on the TV news would have been considered "fluff" and ignored. Moreover, the tone of how the news is delivered has changed dramatically. News used to be serious -- because the stories were serious. But today the news is entertainment and newscasters use a chatty, informal, "friendly" tone that drives me up the wall. Aaron Brown may have been the last "old school" newscaster I admired. Local news especially has gotten so bad it's all I can do not to throw things at the TV if I heard it. No wonder I get my news from Kindle these days.