We could attempt to attribute it to a statistical phenomenon from a freshman sociology course that is neckbeard-stroking worthy, or maybe editors just figured o

We could attempt to attribute it to a statistical phenomenon from a freshman sociology course that is neckbeard-stroking worthy, or maybe editors just figured out that "man hit by train gone wild" will almost always sell more papers than "man knifes other man in street". Plus whatever political bias and what not is involved. Then there's often a positive feedback loop with what society ends up paying attention to.