Have u guys noticed that the only thing news channels currently show are like murderings and all that stuff but rarely do u ever hear any thing positive or about politics... is it just me or wat?
2006-09-05 16:01:51 · 11 answers · asked by zcab93@swbell.net 2 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
It's just you.
The public, the people watching TV who might hang around for the commercials -- love, and I mean l-o-v-e violence.
When a viewer sees blood and gore and destruction and the smashed up Mercedes-Benz that mangled Princess Diana on television, it satisfies a deep and universal hunger, a feeling called MORBID CURIOUSITY.
News channels live, eat, breathe and survive on the blood lust. Happy talk, sugary, nice-guy news gets lousy ratings.
If you don't like the triteness and dullness of bloody news clips, do what I do -- get your news from the internet and from print sources. My television isn't even hooked up.
2006-09-05 16:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The media's job is a double edged sword. In order for them to keep ratings high, they must report sensational acts of human violence and grandio's mayhem. Unfortunately, that is whatthe public wants to see and hear.
The late P.T. Barnum stated that many times over the years,"Give the public what they want, regardless if it right or wrong." Sensationalism sells, the late great Peter Jennings reported live from hundreds of hot zones across the globe and the public loved him.
The cracodile hunter, faced several types of danger within all of his shows, the public loved him.
The news can be very slanted and graphic, I agree with you.
On a positive note, they are starting to tone down some of their really graphic news shows. Hope this answered your quandry.....
2006-09-05 23:10:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea...I agree that the news channels are constantly showing us things just to arouse our senses, getting us to imagine all kind of things. Yet...In US, we have a lot of news shows talking about politics...but positive things...I guess we don't appreciate postive things that are showing in the news anymore.
2006-09-05 23:04:36 · answer #3 · answered by Pete 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And you will always rarely hear anything positive on the news because most people don't want to see that...
'violence sells'... just like 'sex sells'... and it always will
2006-09-05 23:03:52 · answer #4 · answered by moon_fariey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coz they dont have anything else to show.I mean if they show all this stupid stuff their ratings actually go high.They simply cant stop reporting murder or the latest guy who raised his voice to protest against some issue.
2006-09-05 23:44:06 · answer #5 · answered by motorockr:luv the thump 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey that is the real world. They put on the news what is going on around you. They show good stuff but the bad is overwhelming. It's sad i agree.
2006-09-05 23:04:07 · answer #6 · answered by kari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck yea dude without the news where else would i get my daily dose of violence without having to pay 7.50 to see a movie
2006-09-05 23:03:44 · answer #7 · answered by Purp_slinger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats true
actually they r playing with human psyche.
they supply whatever is in demand
most of us r power or money hungry
violence is hidden somewhere in human psyche too(even video games).
they r diong BUSINESS
businessman do business only
2006-09-05 23:06:21 · answer #8 · answered by rav 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most news is violent because that is the culture we live in. sucks but true.
2006-09-05 23:08:39 · answer #9 · answered by chattykatty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can't help it that the news is violent
2006-09-05 23:05:13 · answer #10 · answered by acid tongue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋