As a species, our concept of newsworthy, important information - TopicsExpress

As a species, our concept of newsworthy, important information consists of death, causing death, disaster, (natural and man-made), incomprehensible amounts of money, and aesthetically pleasing people doing incredibly ugly things to one another. Were junkies for pain and suffering. Belt off our bicep and load the needle full of other peoples peril and misery. Am I the only one who would be okay with an ice skating panda bear cover story?