He's only doing his job to be fair. The media is all about pandering to, and giving your paying readership what they want. in terms of "news".
And what the general punter man-on-the-street wants, in my experience, is a shockingly good headline and story that will provoke some sort of reaction - whether it be shock, sadness or that warm feeling of being informed.
It's not the journalists we should blame - they're only the "supply"
