In today's information age, electronic and print media play a crucial role in keeping society updated about the latest news and emergencies. They help people to understand with facts and figures and thus develop an opinion. Such opinions, often reflect collective sentiments as to what is right and what is wrong. Thus, media outlets can easily influence people's mind and hence is a powerful tool.
But with great power comes great responsibility. Newspapers and TV channels have to carefully select and portray news that merely do not present facts, but also make viewers understand the moral and ethical part of the story. So, reporters need to focus more on the positive developments that happen worldwide. These might be as trivial as an inauguration of a bridge or a new building. Such things boost morale of the audience and portray a ray of hope in these dark times.
Yet, according to the survey conducted by a research organisation, newspapers on an average, have at least six out of ten news that are only about problematic and emergency situations. This is due to the fact that violence and negativity sell easily and such incidents are not too hard to find as they take place very frequently.
But, all TV channels and newspapers who have experimented on portraying problems and violence have failed to keep viewer-ship high at all times. Too much negative or violence usually takes a toll on viewers' mental health. It eventually creates a grim and depressing picture in the minds of the audience and so eventually they avoid such news by skipping such channels.
In conclusion, it can be said that reportings of incidents need to be truthful and present a positive picture while clearly stating the real facts about the situation.
In
today
's information age, electronic and print media play a crucial role in keeping society updated about the latest
news
and emergencies. They
help
people
to understand with facts and figures and
thus
develop an opinion. Such opinions,
often
reflect collective sentiments as to what is right and what is
wrong
.
Thus
, media outlets can
easily
influence
people
's mind and
hence
is a powerful tool.
But
with great power
comes
great responsibility. Newspapers and TV channels
have to
carefully
select and portray
news
that
merely
do not present facts,
but
also
make
viewers understand the moral and ethical part of the story.
So
, reporters need to focus more on the
positive
developments that happen worldwide. These might be as trivial as an inauguration of a bridge or a
new
building. Such things boost morale of the audience and portray a ray of hope in these dark times.
Yet
, according to the survey conducted by a research
organisation
, newspapers on an average, have at least six out of ten
news
that are
only
about problematic and emergency situations. This is due to the
fact
that violence and negativity sell
easily
and such incidents are not too
hard
to find as they take place
very
frequently
.
But
, all TV channels and newspapers who have experimented on portraying problems and violence have failed to
keep
viewer-ship high at all times. Too much
negative
or violence
usually
takes a toll on viewers' mental health. It
eventually
creates a grim and depressing picture in the minds of the audience and
so
eventually
they avoid such
news
by skipping such channels.
In conclusion
, it can
be said
that
reportings
of incidents need to be truthful and present a
positive
picture while
clearly
stating the real facts about the situation.