When I was a reporter, we used to wince whenever someone would accuse us of writing a controversial story "just to sell papers." I have never heard any reporter, in any newsroom where I've worked, give that reason for doing a story. It was either newsworthy or it wasn't.
That having been said: the local paper recently ran a prominent article about the Young Relative's athletic achievements, with several wonderful photographs (he's a photogenic youth). I promptly went to Landhope and bought five copies, explaining to the poor clerk and complete strangers in the store why I was doing so.
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