If you're interested in this topic, I did lots of data analysis to show the nature of the skew in death coverage vs actual deaths in the New York Times: https:

If you're interested in this topic, I did lots of data analysis to show the nature of the skew in death coverage vs actual deaths in the New York Times: https://www.nemil.com/s/part2-terrorism.html https://www.nemil.com/s/part2-terrorism.html https://www.nemil.com/s/part3-horror-films.html https://www.nemil.com/s/part3-horror-films.html My own view is that much of the mismatch between coverage and reality can be explained by media economics, where reader interest and media incentives encourage the coverage of extreme events. And while my data focuses on traditional media, I wouldn't be surprised if social media has a much greater skew.