I'm wondering about the dynamics of journalism once again. Last week a German high-speed train drove into a herd of sheep and derailed. No one was killed fortunately, but still it was worth major news, because of the terrible things that could have happened. And just like always when one such thing happens, suddenly you notice similar news - like the one that yesterday a train in Thuringia collided with cattle walking on the tracks.
The thing that makes me think about that is: Why do such things coincidentally happen nearly at the same time while no one has heard of such accidents for years before? Thesis A: people like I just don't notice these kind of news until a major incident like the one last week occurs. Thesis B: journalists think they can make a good story out of anything that is likely to be similar to some recent news topic and suddenly start to care.
Regarding the fact that the guys writing those news are the same that tend to attend football matches after major acts of hooliganism occur, but do not put the same attention to news that might help improve the situation (How often do you see PR for fan project work? Did you notice any reports about Saxonian Federal Government being the only one in Germany not funding those projects?) makes me favor version B.
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