to the media to really search for the positive news in the world just as hard as they like to dig up dirt?
2006-12-21 14:08:06 · 17 answers · asked by Chistiaŋ 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I think it would create a sense of balance in what they report.
2006-12-21 14:08:34 · update #1
There is, but therein lies the problem. It is not politically correct to be moral in case you offend someone who is not. Positive messages are very powerful. There is a lot of good still in the world and wonderful things do happen, but the media never covers that--it only dwells on the ugly, negative side of life.
2006-12-21 16:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do have a moral obligation.
And that line that only bad news sells newspapers is horse hockey! I would love to buy a magazine or a paper full of the good news. And yes, there are great things being done in the world that have nothing to do with what you see on Fox News.
2006-12-21 14:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by happy_southernlady 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the difference if the media is reporting what is happening. Whats happening may be bad, but they have a moral obligation to inform. It would be immoral if they didn't. However much smack the media gets, they are really just doing their job--they cater to what the people want. Angry at why some media organizations give us celebrity "news?" Well, we're/you're asking for it! We live in a celebrity crazed society.
I have faith that the media will transform itself.
2006-12-21 14:15:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I agree with the above statement. Very often it is the sensational (both positive and negative... mostly negative) that hits the news. As human beings, we are all poised to jump on the scandal and agony bandwagon. Perhaps this is because it makes us feel better about our own little worlds? I'm not sure.
2006-12-22 08:21:22 · answer #4 · answered by Mikisew 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely! Why always bring only all the negative news, because it probably makes people feel more hopeless, but seeing positive news gives them hope and maybe stimuli to do good because they see that their efforts would not be in vain.
Why do the evening news always start off with "Good Evening"? ;) lol
2006-12-22 05:24:54 · answer #5 · answered by ♫ Nightingale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That wouldn't sell anyways so there would be no newspaper left. Its been tried.
Actually you've got it bass ackwards. The "moral obligation" should fall on the pubilc to support positive reporting newspapers so that it is worth their time to report it
2006-12-21 14:10:41 · answer #6 · answered by your_name_here 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they find dirt easily. I think they must have some sort of quota for the positive news....that's why they don't report much of it anymore. I don't watch the news much anymore either......
2006-12-21 14:11:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its human nature to gravitate towards the bad things...but perhaps the bad is just easier to find...it draws much bigger crowds...
2006-12-21 14:12:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a great idea - but dirt sells, so that's where they'll go.
2006-12-21 14:13:18 · answer #9 · answered by Baby'sMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2006-12-21 14:10:48 · answer #10 · answered by Dawg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋