The media is always being accused of sensationalism, and while I could spend the rest of this column defending my profession, I’ll instead admit right up front that sensationalism is, indeed, very much a part of journalism. There are extremely varying degrees of this, mind you, but in general, the world would be much less informed if a story wasn’t well told, and a good headline is the first part of a good story. So it's frustrating when the really sensational stories just aren't as good as they once were.

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