Why do they publish stories like this?

[bobw]

R42

R40

[Rhisiart]

NEW YORK SUBWAY
Began operation: 1904
System length: 1355 km / 842 miles
Design: Cut & cover, plus elevated tracks
No. of lines: 26
No. of stations: 468
Daily ridership: 4,800,000
Track gauge: 1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Operator: New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA)
Population of NYC: 11,000,000 (city), 19,000,000 (metro area)

LONDON UNDERGROUND*
Began operation: 1863
System length: 408 km / 253 miles
Design: Deep tunnelling, plus cut & cover
No. of lines: 12
No. of stations: 274
Daily ridership: 2.671 million
Track gauge: 1435 mm (4 ft 8½ in)
Operator: Transport for London
Population of London: 8,000,000 (city), 12.000,000 (metro area)

* The Undergound mainly services London north of the River Thames. Private overground services serve south London.

[Giaguara]

"Right to know..."
- it sells
- the press seeks attention to ultimately SELL their product (website, newspaper, TV or radio news, whatever ideology...)
- or the underlying agendas that may cause the press to want to have these hidden agendas? When people are constantly afraid, they start to behave like sheep ... - as theorized by Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 911 etc etc).
I think the selling point - the newspaper, tv show, ideology - is the main point why we hear this stuff. If people would buy different, we might here totally different things in the news.