it is a term that combines entertainment and information, and it can be a positive force, making people that normally would not be paying attention to what happens in the world, informed about what happens around them.
it can however also be a negative force.
a bad trend we see in infotainment, is that instead of making the information entertaining, they try to find entertaining information.
what this leads to, is that a lot of serious issues go unnoticed, while unimportant issues are brought forth, simply because they are amusing.
it can also lead to misinformation, as the standards of integrity for infotainment, are far lower than those for actual information.
