Response to Journalism post by Sara Ross

I liked your take on sensationalism in the media, it makes sense. The world of media is a market place where rules of economics apply just as they do for any other market. It's all supply and demand, the media that can't supply what the public demands won't remain successful very long. If there wasn't a demand for sensational stories that shock or entertain, we wouldn't see them in the news. But society is entertainment focused, and media has to go where the business is. Whether or not there's a way to change the demand, I don't know, but it would be nice to see our society actually concerned about things other than what appeases them.