I hope so too. Strictly speaking, it's a "private matter," IMHO, in that it does not affect ME or the other average Joes, like, say, a major economic development or election result would. I'm NOT trying to be selfish or insensitive - just the opposite. I think that the media needed to be involved when it was a missing persons case, but after that the victims' family should have their privacy.
It's a shame that this horror has been used largely to sell magazines and garner ratings. And although I try to avoid the coverage, I'm guilty for "continuing the cycle" by reading and watching as much as I did.
Sorry for the sermon, but I agree with your general point.