[DoreenMichele]

To be fair, most "news" of any sort on any topic is bad news.

[aeternum]

We generally measure the success of news by user engagement, and bad news is often more emotional and engaging.

Perhaps a better metric would be the information content, but that's difficult to measure and most people probably don't care.

[wizzwizz4]

> Perhaps a better metric would be the information content,

Celebrity gossip tabloids!

[WalterBright]

If it bleeds it leads.

[DoreenMichele]

And if you find yourself depressed and all that, stop reading "the news."

There actually is good news in the world, but it is seldom found in "the news."

See also Don Henley's Dirty Laundry.

Kick 'em when they're up. Kick 'em when they're down.