It has always a sad reflection on our media that bad news equals big news. I remember once talking to a journalist friend who pretty well summed it up. He had been working for a small local paper on a story about a pensioner who at the age of 89 was still living independently, volunteering in her community and generally making a difference in the lives of the people around her. Space was tight for the particular issue and someone brought in a story about joy-riders who had crashed a stolen car. The editor immediately asked if either of the joyriders had been killed in the crash. When he was told no he reluctantly agreed to, "run the old lady story."