They're useless fools who have no use of logic, reason, or the ability to have any patience at all. About anything. Ever. They're always in a petulant, frothing lather.
And the N.O. flood was a feeding-frenzy, where the station that told the most salacious stories would have the firmest grip on a very fickle audience craving lurid details.
Of course, I'm not excusing them.
Actually, I freaking LOATHE them, and I NEVER watch TV. Indeed, I no longer own one of those....