Sensationalism

We haven't exactly harkened back to the days of yellow journalism just yet, but if reporters get off on anything, it's being right at the scene of near-disaster, even when it's not necessary. They get a pat on the back for covering the story from the "eye" of the storm and the dramatization of an already sensational event sure gets those ratings higher for the networks. Case in point: Geraldo Rivera, FOX News. See below.

This is really more comical than it is sensational, though, I must admit.

[Source: jossip.com]