Sometimes negative news does come out, but it is often exaggerated and manipulated to spread scandal. Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from coprophilia and thus fomenting coprophagia: which is a sin that taints all men and women, that is, the tendency to focus on the negative rather than the positive aspects.

Summary

In this quote, it is suggested that negative news is often exaggerated and manipulated to create scandal. The metaphor of coprophilia (deriving pleasure from feces) and coprophagia (consuming feces) is used to metaphorically describe how journalists who focus excessively on negative news taint themselves and society by indulging in negativity. The quote implies that there is a tendency to prioritize and sensationalize negative aspects over positive aspects, potentially distorting public understanding and discourse.

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