I suppose my comments are delving into a larger problem with the media in general, and the constant use of sensationalized stories and facts in order to get more exposure. All the main news organizations are doing it as well, but I wish journalists would cover things that actual mattered. We blame the government and greedy businessmen for the current state of the economy, but honestly if we still had independent journalism, it probably would have never happened. What a man can do, a man will do, and in our society, what a powerful man can do is limited only by what the media will call him out on.
Anyway, I'm getting off topic. The bottom line is that page views != value. This seems like a blatant attempt at page views.