In the article, Hemmer states: "We’re a business. Viewers count. Ratings count. The store has got to stay open. We need customers.”

That's as much of an admission of their bias and infomercial orientation. He didn't say the truth was the network's product nor the public's need (right?) to know the facts to make informed decisions nor the news. Their mission is to pander to a specific audience to promote their own interests. That's why they're Faux Noise--biased, predictable and ultimately irrelevant