If It Bleeds It Leads -- Especially If It's About the President
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Bad news is built into the DNA of journalism. Reporters don’t cover the bank that didn’t get robbed or the plane that didn’t crash. Tornadoes and earthquakes and hurricanes make page one. Sunny days don’t. But we all know that most banks don’t get robbed and most planes land safely and most of the time there’s nothing special about the weather. So we automatically put the bad news into its proper context.
If It Bleeds It Leads -- Especially If It's About the President
If It Bleeds It Leads -- Especially If It's…
If It Bleeds It Leads -- Especially If It's About the President
Bad news is built into the DNA of journalism. Reporters don’t cover the bank that didn’t get robbed or the plane that didn’t crash. Tornadoes and earthquakes and hurricanes make page one. Sunny days don’t. But we all know that most banks don’t get robbed and most planes land safely and most of the time there’s nothing special about the weather. So we automatically put the bad news into its proper context.