If it bleeds it leads." That's the mantra of many a mainstream media editor.
Smart reporters learn who butters their bread – editors — and quickly determine the best course of action is to give editors what they want. Sound bites, too-easy-to-understand (i.e., unrealistically oversimplified) concepts, and salacious graphics rule the roost when it comes to reporting.
Financial reporting is no different. Such a philosophy, however, places the needs of the newsroom ahead of the best interests of retirement savers (see "How the Media and Markets Conspire to Thwart Retirement Savers," FiduciaryNews.com, May 9, 2017).
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