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Good profits from bad news: How the Kennedy assassination helped make network TV news wealthy

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
imagePresident John F. Kennedy is seen shortly before his assassination on Nov. 22, 1963.Associated Press

In journalism, bad news sells. “If it bleeds, it leads” is a famous industry catchphrase, which explains why violent crime, war and terrorism, and natural disasters are ubiquitous on TV news.

The fact that journalists and their employers...

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