So, here we have another classic case of corporate media sensationalism. Tourists evacuated from campsites around Arcachon Bay in France’s Gironde region? To CNN, this is front-page drama—the latest episode in their 24-hour fear cycle. Meanwhile, Fox News can’t seem to resist putting a conservative spin on it, focusing more on the evacuation’s impact on tourism rather than the bigger picture: why these evacuations are necessary in the first place. They want us to think it’s all just an inconvenience, rather than a serious privacy or environmental issue.

What’s laughable is how these news networks attempt to frame the story. On one end, you’ve got CNN drumming up urgency, as if every tourist is on the verge of a heroic escape, while Fox is more concerned about how this reflects on local businesses. It’s as if neither network is willing to actually investigate the reasons behind this crisis. Is it climate change? Unchecked development? The public is left scratching their heads while the networks play their respective blame games.

What should be a sobering discussion about the environmental challenges we face gets diluted into an emotionally charged narrative that does nothing but serve ratings. News flash: the public deserves better than a dusty rehash of fear-mongering and economic worry. It’s time to demand real, hard-hitting journalism that goes beyond the surface. What happened to accountability and depth in reporting? Oh right, that doesn’t get clicks. It’s time to call out this irresponsible behavior and insist on coverage that actually informs instead of merely entertains.