I hate to say it, but newspapers seem to be less politically charged and opinionated, and certainly less alarmist, than other forms of news media. That's not a fact so much as a theory, based on a few articles I've read recently. (http://www.kansascity.com/business/story/1299981.html)

Now I wonder: if that is the case, is it contributing to the apparent decline of the newspaper industry? Modern news sources--certainly those seen on television--deal as much in ratings as in anything. It's not their fault. Focusing on TV for the moment, they need ratings to stay on the air. They need viewers for those ratings, and their current format attracts viewers. (The politically charged/opinionated/alarmist format)

I wasn't going anywhere with this, but it seems like an interesting topic that I'd like to explore a bit more, later.