Your second statement is exactly what is going on right now. Rather than create an audience with a different approach they cater to what an already existing prejudice is and then make their stories around exactly that. It isn't journalism but rather it is pandering.

Allsides probably has their own biases as well but at least it is useful to see the stark contrast of stories about exactly the same topic and how two opposing networks or media outlets are able to come to completely opposite conclusions using the same information.