Do we thrive on the Media circus?

I have a debate on Tuesday, on the topic "We thrive on the Media circus" and I am on the affirmative side. I need some arguments, or examples of news channels or newspapers overdoing an incident. The examples I have now are the OJ Simpson trial, or Paris Hilton getting arrested. I also need to know why it is we thrive on the media circus, why do you think we do?