There is the pure laziness involved. They have these shows planned it seems and covering breaking news is hard I guess. There is always the suspicion, however, since they are almost all so in the tank for or afraid of Obama that they try to show us mostly what he wants as he wants it.
Now that they’re starting to report it more, they’re still missing the huge impact of it. Yes, they’re reporting the Polish president and his wife died and they may include the head of the army, but it’s MUCH more than that. It’s the leading commanders of all branches of their military - their most experienced and the hardest to replace. The government diplomats or mayors or governors on board the plane or other politicians are more easily replaceable.
But the news outlets aren’t making the distinction or understanding the gravity or importance at all.