There are two sayings that are familiar in every news room across the country: 1. sex sells; 2. if it bleeds it leads.

Most Americans may not realize that the news they consume is driven in part by the media mantra, 'if it bleeds, it leads.'

Sex sells, but gay sex sells better.

The old newspaper adage, 'If it bleeds, it leads,' is as true today as it was a century ago.

great news. A half-million dollars toward a problem we’ve been struggling with for so long is a great benefit to out city, especially around the old Wehadkee site and in Knoxville.

great news. A half-million dollars toward a problem we’ve been struggling with for so long is a great benefit to out city, especially around the old Wehadkee site and in Knoxville.