I know and surely there is positive and encourage news to help and improve life??????
2006-06-07 10:00:57 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Like a fairy tale, it isn't fun if everything is always perfect. There has to be the bad things so people can watch out. Thus, watching out will mean a safer and more cautious way of living.
2006-06-07 10:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by tingaling 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As someone who's worked for news stations before, the answer is actually pretty simple - negative news draws more viewers than positive news. And even though the job of news stations should be to be more rounded and report on all sorts of events, bad and good, they are under a great deal of pressure to attract a set number of viewers at all times. So, if bad news is what people seem to want, bad news is what the media will give them.
2006-06-07 10:04:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, be honest. Which sounds more like the story that you would read?
New Christian Hospital Opens
or
100 people die in suicide bombing
People don't usually care about what's right with the world (Well, at least only some people) but more of what's wrong. You can't gripe about how the country is so bad when you're reading a positive story.
2006-06-07 10:04:47 · answer #3 · answered by themacncheesepunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soft news doesn't sell. People want to know about the important stuff right away. Thats why the feel good news is at the end of the broadcast or deep in the newspaper.
2006-06-07 10:07:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eh, nobody wants to hear about positive news, it makes their lives seem like crap compared to whatever positive news is going on.
Plus, news about bad things is interesting. For one, it gives you a reality check; BAD THINGS HAPPEN, so get over it. For two, it's like when you see a car crash - you know you should look away, but you can't keep your eyes off. Which would you rather hear, news about a child that was kidnapped and information so you could possibly help if you ever saw the kid, or news about a child who passed his ACT with a 36? Yeah, that's what I thought.
2006-06-07 10:04:04 · answer #5 · answered by calivane07 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because good news won't get ratings in. A news program does have news, but also has to be a level of entertainment to have high ratings. Also, the is too much good stuff happening that it stops becoming news, much like the bad news is becoming.
2006-06-07 10:03:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its life dude. People are always so stressed out because of all the things that they have to do. Its just natural to look at the world negativly. But that does not mean that there are not good things in life or things that you cannot appreciate. Live life like it is meant to be lived. Everything else is just a bonus.
2006-06-07 10:03:19 · answer #7 · answered by Cameron F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because no one is interested in the good things that happen in the world only the tragic mishaps. Violence sells! Happy bunnies do not!
It would be wonderful to hear more positive things on the news but we both know that is never going to happen.
2006-06-07 10:06:08 · answer #8 · answered by Tammy C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People enjoy the misery of others. It's sad I know.
Look at how the news people fall all over each other to bring us the worst news before anyone else can in order to boost rating and profits, and then they run stories condemning people who try to make money off of the same events like 911 and Katrina.
This I believe; http://homelessheart.com/testimony.htm
2006-06-07 10:04:43 · answer #9 · answered by Don S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because bad news gets more attention than good news. They are in the business of getting people to watch so that the advertisers hopefully sell some product. If they put news on that people pay attention to, which is usually bad, they are doing what they set out to do. You honestly think news companies are actually doing this to report the news accurately?
2006-06-07 10:02:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋