Newspapers are limited in the amount of slanting they can get away with in part because

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Newspapers have to satisfy a wide variety of stakeholders, including advertisers, editors, and readers, in order to remain financially viable. This means that they cannot afford to alienate any one group by being overly biased in their reporting. While there are certainly legal limitations on how much a newspaper can distort the news, these are relatively minimal and do not form the primary reason why newspapers are limited in their slanting. Newspapers also do not necessarily have a strong commitment to non-biased news, as many publications have clear editorial biases. Finally, the quality of reporters who are employed by a newspaper is not directly related to the degree of slanting that the publication engages in, as there are excellent and mediocre reporters who work for all kinds of outlets.

Newspapers Are Limited in the Amount of Slanting They Can