I have to disagree. Media people tend to be self-obsessed. They are more likely to publish stories which affect themselves. Indeed, I believe there was a formul

I have to disagree. Media people tend to be self-obsessed. They are more likely to publish stories which affect themselves. Indeed, I believe there was a formula: distance from NYTimes office / (severity of incident * people involved) = page number So, one person being stabbed outside the NYTimes office would be front page news while 1000 people in an African genocide would be on page 22.