So news reports on crime, positive stories, weather, sports, and the dominant industry in the local area.

>is very cherry picked and I basically stopped watching after that.

As opposed to what? They report on what they think the people that are watching or could watch want to hear about.

This is the same as any business that sells what customers will buy.

Cherry picking is when you select examples that are not representative of the whole to win an argument.

How is the news doing this?