What would drive a newspaper to be so inconsistent and hypocritical?

This doesn't really fit the theme of this community.

And it's a stupid question anyway. You're showing an opinion piece. Different opinion writiters have different opinions. That's the whole point.

I assume different writers and probably editors in the time between, but still fucking horrid.

I would assume money, the need for sensationalist clickbait headlines... Sad isn't it, no backbone.