I don't understand why the news can't stress the good things happening in the world. There are so many good people out there helping the poor and doing great things but they never make the news.
2006-08-05 15:32:42 · 6 answers · asked by mandm 5 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
I don't like it, in fact I won't let my daughter watch the News (but she can watch MOST cartoons)
My Mom and I joke about it, "And now it's time for the bad news..."
I guess you, me and my Mom are the only ones who are looking for good news - everyone else just likes watching car wrecks!!!
2006-08-05 15:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by Triddine 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
The media is stuck on sensationalism. Good news does not seem to get high ratings. The more bizarre or gory a story line is the greater market share it seems to catch. Fox and CNN both use about 10 minutes of news to cover 3 or 4 hours by repeating the stories all the time. The other24 hour so called news channels also repeat to much instead of putting some good news among the repeats.
2006-08-05 17:26:49 · answer #2 · answered by old codger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Maybe there should be a mandatory Positive Story. It could be like Headlines, Sports, Weather, Good News.
When I lived in Europe my neighbors thought that America was lawless and violent based on what they saw in news and movies.
2006-08-05 15:37:43 · answer #3 · answered by AFBuckeye 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only thing on tv that keeps the hope alive for me is that extreme makeover home edition
that is the most wonderful thing to build a home for people in those messed up situations
almost makes me cry , and thats hard to do.
2006-08-05 15:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one would watch if it were all positive news. It's all about ratings. People want to see devastation, crime, wrecks, anything bad.
2006-08-05 15:38:20 · answer #5 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and for this reason I rarely watch the news.
2006-08-05 15:37:48 · answer #6 · answered by pamgissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋