A crazed gunman shot up a school in a small suburb, killing and wounding dozens.
The media swarmed, descending on the town like locusts. They refrained from trying to interview the families of the victims, but they harassed everybody else, and it came to a head at the city council meeting.
“We’ve suffered enough,” said the city manager. And he threw a punch at a cameraman at the meeting.
Pretty soon, an angry mob had formed, chasing the media vultures back to their hotel.
“We’ll say it was a gas leak,” said the Fire Chief, and he lit a match.