Stopping the War on Words is clear, applicable, and evident to the passage. . Indeed, when there is conflict between two sides, people are more interested in watching and reading about it.
Journalists are more willing to air or print such situations also.
When there is a conflict there is a story. Sometimes, even when there is not a conflict journalists will create one for the public. No News is self- explanatory. Tannen is very clear when she describes the truth in it. She states, Any day you open a newspaper or magazine, you can find evidence of the belief that controversy is interesting and the absence of controversy is dull.