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2. Bad news is the best news. There's a reason bad news sells so well- it's because the audience prefers it to 'all quiet on the eastern front' news.
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I disagree, this is a media excuse based on crappy research. It's like saying the majority of America wants to watch trash shows like Maury and Springer or some stupid reality show of a rich spoiled brat. The loud minority want that crap, and the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
The majority accepts what it's offered or quietly goes elswhere. The public is just as ready to read and watch news of building schools and accomplishments in Iraq as watch IEDs explode. It's why blogs gained strength, people are digging for the whole story, the full picture. The media hasn't got it yet but their trashy sensationalist and biased inaccurate reporting is why they've lost the respect of their audience, it's why they're losing their audience period.