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Part of the problem is the 24 hour news cycle. With that much time you have to fill it with content. And let's be honest, how many of us were glued to either the radio or tv yesterday to watch coverage of the event unfold.

We are part of the problem.

The long and the short of the matter is that journalism is entertainment.
“News” is a superficial category, “There’s nothing more worthless than yesterday’s newspaper” is true because in general today’s newspaper - or broadcast - is of very little value. Granted there was the incident on 9/11 in which passengers aboard a hijacked airliner took action because they were able to get word of the fate of three other hijacked airliners - but in general, when you’re listening to news reports it’s about things you can’t do a thing about.

“The republican principle demands that the deliberate sense of the community should govern the conduct of those to whom they intrust the management of their affairs; but it does not require an unqualified complaisance to every sudden breeze of passion or to every transient impulse which the people may receive from the arts of men, who flatter their prejudices to betray their interests.” ― Alexander Hamilton
To find those who would "flatter your prejudices to betray your interests,” look first at journalists - and then at politicians who are made to look good by journalists.