2007-10-28 15:35:07 · 16 answers · asked by SANAT 5 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
Human Psychology attracts to bad and abnormal things...............when it does not belong to him
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2007-10-28 15:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bad news is reported more often because more people watch it. Ratings for a news show go up when more people watch it, and the shows are able to sell commercials at higher rates.
It's a problematic bias in the world of TV reporting. Even more problematic though is that we tend to watch reporters who are celebrities more than we watch reporters who are good.
That wouldn't be too bad except that reporters become celebrities by getting big names to interview. If they ask difficult questions, the big political figures won't submit to be interviewed by them again. For that reason, our reporters have stopped asking difficult questions - an example would be when no one asked why we were invading Iraq when it had nothing to do with 9/11.
2007-10-28 22:51:00 · answer #2 · answered by cuharrison 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bad news is juicy - and give a better mileage for gossips, talk of the town , make people excited . Bad news sells -
Dog bites man - normal , but a man bites dog is NEWS
2007-10-28 22:56:50 · answer #3 · answered by jjshri ram 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because we are a "sinful" ppl, (we are BORN in that condition!) and as such are "attracted" to look upon or hear of things that are "hurtful" to other ppl in one sense or another. Christians (real ones) are out there in that "fray" trying their level best to help overcome those tragedies whenever & however they can! Once the "rapture" takes place & the Holy Spirit (He who restrains) is taken out of this world...that "bad news" will increase 100 fold, or maybe even more! (Talk about hell on Earth) and there won't be any "good" ppl around to help one another! **sigh** How very sad, that is why I pray hard that ppl will seek to know their Lord & Savior Jesus Christ, TODAY while there is still time!
2007-10-28 23:32:41 · answer #4 · answered by maranatha132 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
People are more interested in bad news.
2007-11-01 21:25:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bad news has more selling power and good news doesn't have it. People are to desensitized anymore and have lost all feelings for other people!!
2007-10-29 11:00:16 · answer #6 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bad news sells better. It's very eye-catching. People are also more likely to read about a tragedy somewhere else because it makes them feel better that it's not happening to them.
2007-10-29 00:51:30 · answer #7 · answered by Lissard 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I have been wondering the same thing. In fact I sent an e-mail to our local NBC channel regarding this kind of publicity. Of course, I can't see that it helped any but at least I told them.
2007-10-28 22:42:38 · answer #8 · answered by Sunshine 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
simple, bad publiicty is the best publicity. similarly, bad news is best news.
more over, bad incidents are more frequents than good ones!
2007-10-29 03:02:06 · answer #9 · answered by butter-boy 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
because we live in a society where people want the rush of shell shock. sad but true.i think it is a way that they don't see themselves or how bad they really feel inside. i personally like the glass to be half full....i can always find hope in that.
2007-10-28 22:50:07 · answer #10 · answered by moleman 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The negative has the quality of quick expansion; The positive grows slowly.
2007-10-31 13:15:39 · answer #11 · answered by Devarat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋