• SheeEttin@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    Nah, “if it bleeds, it leads” has been the rule throughout the history of for-profit journalism. Now the conflict is controversial, so that’s the angle they take. Some people on one side, some on the other, so the news hypes up the conflict to get views from everyone.