One of the reasons for the first amendment, and why the press is referred to as the fourth estate, is that private journalism is supposed to be another check against the government. We are now in a situation where the executive, the legislative, the judiciary, and the media all conspire against the will of the citizens.

My basic concept of journalism revolves around reporting to people about what the public wants to know or should know about. In that sense, it is a helpful service to provide information towards that conceptual purpose.
In the example here, you could attempt to make an argument that people weren't really interested in getting remarks from a murder victim's boyfriend if it didn't involve, say, seeking revenge. Instead of unhelpful, they might say it's inconsequential.

The media's job is to manufacture consent for whatever the government does.

Helpful, yes, but not for the people. It's for the Owners to distribute the latest batch of brainwashing to the masses. Be it for war or for keeping the target groups from figuring out how they are being fucked lately.

It's why so many countries and "leaders" were freaking out about Elon buying Twitter and taking one of their propaganda toys away.