Agreed, news needs to be held to a higher standard than it is now. There’s a whole list of journalist code of ethics that basically distils to be truthful, minimize harm, be independent, and be accountable.

*some example of minimize harm;

• don’t dig through a celebrities trash looking for condoms
• if there’s an accident you don’t show pictures of the dismembered victims
• don’t identify victims of abuse
• don’t claim an accusation as fact until proven (this why every news stations says “allegedly” all the time)