Conventional media goes fails on its commitment to the truth all the time. And it happens for all the reasons you think it happens. But for the most part they do not completely fake up stories. And yes, I am aware of the few examples that are brought up all the time and I am sure there are more, still these are exceptions.
Everyone pee in the swimming pool, but if someone is standing on the edge of the pool and piss on the heads of people inside, that's a different story, right?
RE: Who Gets To Decide What Is Or Isn’t Fake News? Part II