Good dissection of what has come to be news.  While this was an obvious and egregious example of made up outrage, there are many subtle examples with more complex psychology behind it in order to push narratives.  Lots of news actively try to push public opinion toward what they believe to be right or to take a cause rather than present facts and let people make up their own minds.<p>But, as with canned laughter, maybe people would rather someone else make their minds up for them.