Whilst websearching 'fake news' I found out that there is such a thing as a Video News Release
Video news release - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"A video news release (VNR) is a video segment made to look like a news report, but is instead created by a Google Page Ranking firm, advertising agency, marketing firm, corporation, or government agency. They are provided to television newsrooms to shape public opinion, promote commercial products and services, publicize individuals, or support other interests. News producers may air VNRs, in whole or in part, at their discretion or incorporate them into news reports if they contain information appropriate to a story or of interest to viewers."
For production purposes a legitimate news reporter is used, but actors are also employed.
This type of 'news' broadcast is used by governments to divert public opinion away from, or direct attention to, any topic, and by corporations to influence you to buy a product.
For example - frequent reports about terrorists being caught before they have acted could be propaganda to condition you to be fearful.
...which convinces the public of the need for their more surveillance (CCTV) and infringement of some civil liberties.
Another example involves 'diversion of your attention', when trivia is broadcast as 'news'.
Propaganda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"As opposed to impartially providing information, propaganda, in its most basic sense, presents information primarily to influence an audience. Propaganda often presents facts selectively (thus possibly lying by omission) to encourage a particular synthesis, or uses loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented. The desired result is a change of the attitude toward the subject in the target audience to further a political agenda."
Unfortunately, the 'news' you are seeing may be a VNR, and you wouldn't be able to tell.
So when watching the news it is sensible to be sceptical and ask yourself 'why are they broadcasting this?'