Yellow journalism has always been a thing and has been problematic lots of times in our history.
This is really just the prolonged conclusion of 24 hour news cycles that have been with us since cable television.
What's the quote about newspapers bringing all of the horrors of the world to your doorstep? Television brought them into your living room. Now with online media you carry them around with you.
Actually, that's a really good continuation of the analogy. Doorstep > living room > bathroom is a pretty succinct continuum of personal privacy or intimacy in your your living area.
This is really just the prolonged conclusion of 24 hour news cycles that have been with us since cable television.
What's the quote about newspapers bringing all of the horrors of the world to your doorstep? Television brought them into your living room. Now with online media you carry them around with you.