most of the news stations i find is all way's talking about gloom and doom for us fox really got it bad if you listen to fox every day they will give you a heart attact/high blood pressure how many are tired of hearing they are coming ?they are here?
2006-07-08 09:25:43 · 20 answers · asked by mishoney 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Yes, I try to avoid the news as much as possible, while still trying to keep up on world events. It's tough! The media want to glorify all bad news to keep their ratings up. It's all about money.
2006-07-08 09:29:28 · answer #1 · answered by LindaLou 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The news is on TV to sell advertising. They need to be interesting enough to keep you watching through the commercials. So the purpose is not information, but entertainment.
The amount of time devoted to a tragedy is directly propositional to the amount of "dramatic video footage" they have to show you. Mudslide kills 3000, but no video? Might get 20 seconds. Then they will spend 20 minutes on Michael Jackson holding a baby off a balcony. Why?
They're not covering stories with any sense of priority in regards to human life. Celebrity gossip is never more important than the death of people, but it will usually get more airtime. Why? Because they aren't their to inform you about your world. Their real goal is to entertain you.
2006-07-08 16:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The news is trying to tell you about the world, but right now the world is a pit of despair. Americans tend to find it depressing because we live in a bubble, cut off from the rue horrors of the world. Just ignore the news, read the newspaper.
2006-07-08 16:29:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well at times I really do not look at the news but at times I do one must keep up with the worlds events, You do not want to miss certain things, But if you would just focus on the fact that these worse events that we here about on Fox, CBS, NBC; ect... Are just the signs of the times, So lift ya head and try not to let it get to ya.
2006-07-08 16:34:23 · answer #4 · answered by sweettoni37 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of experts actually say to not watch the news so much! And anyway, we all know that they only air bad stuff on the news so the world isn't as half as bad as the news makes it out to be!
2006-07-08 16:29:50 · answer #5 · answered by Mixed Tape 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but what depresses me more than the news is the illiteracy that you have proudly displayed for the entire Yahoo world to see! Are you not embarrassed, especially when you consider that Yahoo has a spell check?!
2006-07-08 16:30:05 · answer #6 · answered by Rebooted 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it just amazes me how people in the media business have no life at all because half the events that they report are so blown up they make it sound as if you're going to die tomorrow or something tragic is really going to happen...like west nile virus, bird flu, discovery's lift off, and etc...this list can go on...
2006-07-08 16:29:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Praps U'd better stick 2 the Disney Channel.
The worlds depressing because the world's all FCUK-UP!
Me I'm a glutton 4 punishment & I'd rather know than not know.
2006-07-08 16:30:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No; the news does not make me feel bad, because I've travelled the world, and know for a fact that there is a LOT of good in it that goes unreported.
2006-07-08 16:29:44 · answer #9 · answered by sandislandtim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your communication skills make me feel worse about the world. You need to work on spelling, grammar, and punctuation. I believe the lack of skills to communicate and understand important information from inflammatory information may contribute to the issue. Due to a lack of education and self-awareness many members of our society make poor choices and work against solutions.
2006-07-08 16:38:16 · answer #10 · answered by evelyn h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does, because every time you turn on the TV you are hearing about Killings and depressing things. Its like that's all people do these days is kill and do other crimes. Its depressing hearing about crimes committed right in your own city. Neighborhoods you passs everyday
2006-07-08 16:32:50 · answer #11 · answered by angel_babii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋