You could say that about almost any story. The starkest example by far of this example is the George Floyd murder.
There was loads in the news about the Greek migrant disaster. It led the main news at some points last week, none of them are 'negative' about the story, apart from it being an absolute tragedy and the stories actually mention the number of kids onboard
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-65985001
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ulled-sea.html
I do take the wider point, news values are fkd up, but it's understandable that certain topics catch the public interest sometimes