Was it ever any different, though? I know it looks like things have changed like your quote days but the question remains.
Having trust in something does not make it true
Having trust in something does not make it true
It’s a great/terrifying book and I’ve personally witnessed the results
Edit: To clarify, I point this out because there was a good 80ish years where journalism was less about grabbing and holding your attention and more about maintaining subscribers. Since it was very hard to maintain subscribers if you just kept throwing click bait and half-accurate news at them, it helped improve their accuracy.