My problem with irresponsible speech, including in journalism, is not political. My problem stems from being intimately familiar with how irresponsible speech can cause harm to innocent people. What's giggles and book deals for the uninvolved, is sweat and tears for the impacted.
It's like an instant clownizer that is mandatory! You have a feeling or a story? Great. Now, clownize it pronto, or you will look really, really weird. You know that, right?