Summary
1) "A tragic incident unfolded at a Bronx day care center when a 1-year-old child died, and three other children were hospitalized due to suspected drug exposure. Investigators subsequently discovered a hidden trap door beneath a play area containing fentanyl, other narcotics, and drug paraphernalia."
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/nyregion/bronx-day-care-child-death-fentanyl-drugs.html
2) "Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a former leader of the temple, was killed in June, and Canada accused India of orchestrating his murder, leading to diplomatic tensions."
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/world/canada/hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-india.html?smid=url-share®ister=email&auth=register-email
3) "Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey Charged with Bribery and Corruption"
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/22/nyregion/robert-menendez-indicted.html
4) "South Korean Police Accuse 17 U.S. Soldiers of Distributing Synthetic Marijuana"
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/world/asia/south-korea-us-soldiers-drug.html?searchResultPosition=2
News outlets will prioritize reporting on topics like drugs, murder, and political corruption due to how fast they catch the public's interest. These stories have details that intrigue the audience and also makes readers want to come back for updates. For example what happened with ocean gate, the news stations had a live countdown of how much oxygen the submarine had and people were talking about it crazy all over social media. Although the other topics are still being put out, the three topics i mentioned are the most interest grasping for readers and at the end of the day, everything is a business. The media knows they will make more money off those topics and their daily customer interaction will grow.
