I think the problem is that Americans are increasingly disinterested in consuming news, especially foreign news. Newspapers and broadcasters are laying off foreign correspondents, in droves, or reassigning them to domestic gigs, when they can. I don't think this necessarily means Americans are disinterested in news per se, but that they can't relate to the content, or the way it's presented. It also partially explains the persistent popularity of European newspapers (the Guardian, for example) over their US competitors, despite the decline.
IMO it's not that less of us wanted it over time, but that US news organizations found that they can satisfy enough of us with much less, and do away with expensive international bureaus and correspondents. Unfortunately, in doing so, a generation is growing up without the experience, so they don't even know what they are missing, which probably is leading to a real decline in demand. I think you are right about that.I think the problem is that Americans are increasingly disinterested in consuming news, especially foreign news.
It also partially explains the persistent popularity of European newspapers (the Guardian, for example) over their US competitors, despite the decline.