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News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to write in newspapers. What factors influence these decisions? Do you think we become used to bad news? Should more good news be reported? v.1

News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to write in newspapers. What factors influence these decisions? Do you think we become used to bad news? Should more good news be reported? v. 1
News editors have challenging decisions to make when deciding what to publish because they must consider the interests of many competing factors. The primary consideration for editors is the interests of their employers, or the government if they play a significant role in determining the future of media outlets. If owners have no particular interest in a story, editors will often choose to publish many negative stories as they often contain warnings for the general public, but this should be balanced with positive stories to avoid pessimism and cynicism in society. In this essay the role of the media will be discussed. Editors are employees and although they make decisions about what is to be published, they make those decisions with the interests of their owners in mind. Media organisations often take a political stance and will favour one political party over another to reflect the interests of the owner. In this way the media influences political debate and are therefore very powerful. This situation is both undesirable and unavoidable but the overall impact of individual media organisations has become less because of the wide availability of different information sources on the Internet. If there is little political gain in a story then editors will generally choose to publish more negative than positive stories in the media because these stories often serve as warnings to the general public. For example, stories of children dying because of being left in cars on hot days and people charged with serious offences such as drug trafficking in other countries are useful reminders to the population of the serious consequences of these actions. However, it is important to balance negative articles with more positive articles to avoid people becoming depressed and cynical and to remind people of the goodness that exists in almost everyone. Stories of people rescuing others or providing support to the ill and underprivileged are important in reminding us of the many positive things that we do for others and are done for us each day. In summary, news editors represent the owners of media organisations and will make decisions in their best interest. Where there is little or no interest they will usually report more negative stories as these serve as warnings to the public, but balance these with positive ones to remind us of the goodness we all possess.
News editors have challenging
decisions
to
make
when deciding what to publish
because
they
must
consider the
interests
of
many
competing factors. The primary consideration for editors is the
interests
of their employers, or the
government
if they play a significant role in determining the future of
media
outlets. If
owners
have no particular
interest
in a
story
, editors will
often
choose to publish
many
negative
stories
as they
often
contain warnings for the
general public
,
but
this should
be balanced
with
positive
stories
to avoid pessimism and cynicism in society. In this essay the role of the
media
will
be discussed
.

Editors are employees and although they
make
decisions
about what is to
be published
, they
make
those
decisions
with the
interests
of their
owners
in mind.
Media
organisations
often
take a political stance and will
favour
one political party over another to reflect the
interests
of the
owner
. In this way the
media
influences political debate and are
therefore
very
powerful. This situation is both undesirable and unavoidable
but
the
overall
impact of individual
media
organisations
has become less
because
of the wide availability of
different
information sources on the Internet.

If there is
little
political gain in a
story
then editors will
generally
choose to publish more
negative
than
positive
stories
in the
media
because
these
stories
often
serve as warnings to the
general public
.
For example
,
stories
of children dying
because
of being
left
in cars on hot days and
people
charged with serious
offences
such as drug trafficking in other countries are useful reminders to the population of the serious consequences of these actions.

However
, it is
important
to balance
negative
articles with more
positive
articles to avoid
people
becoming depressed and cynical and to remind
people
of the goodness that exists in almost everyone.
Stories
of
people
rescuing others or providing support to the ill and underprivileged are
important
in reminding us of the
many
positive
things that we do for others and
are done
for us each day.

In summary, news editors represent the
owners
of
media
organisations
and will
make
decisions
in their best
interest
. Where there is
little
or no
interest
they will
usually
report more
negative
stories
as these serve as warnings to the public,
but
balance these with
positive
ones to remind us of the goodness we all possess.
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52Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
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IELTS essay News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to write in newspapers. What factors influence these decisions? Do you think we become used to bad news? Should more good news be reported? v. 1

Essay
  American English
5 paragraphs
390 words
6
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Coherence and Cohesion: 5.5
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