It's because it sends network ratings through the roof, which means more advertising revenue. More viewers = more ads watched = more ad money for the networks.
It's really all about the money more than the actual purpose of journalism. That is, to inform people of events and not to try to push them off the metaphorical cliffs of ignorance.
It's really all about the money more than the actual purpose of journalism. That is, to inform people of events and not to try to push them off the metaphorical cliffs of ignorance.