It is now ubiquitous to see negative news hit the headlines and appear frequently in the mass media. For this reason, many people believe that media positivity should be encouraged. I agree with this to some extent, but I also think that negative news is not always a bad thing.
On the one hand, including good news in the media may have positive effects on the general public. It helps restore our faith in humanity, which inspires moral courses of action to uphold ethical social values. Everyday news headlines are filled with traumatic events such as robbery, murdering, rape or oppression because science has revealed that people are more drawn to unpleasant incidents. Media stories of good news, as opposed to bad news, can also have a positive psychological implication. Such stories can uplift people to become more optimistic and generally improve both physical and mental health. For example, the first ever black hole image captured by a young woman with her brilliant algorithm has inspired people, especially females, to push the boundaries of science.
On the other hand, negative stories also show their own certain benefit which helps people to stay aware of problems around them and take actions accordingly. It is clear that shocking headlines can easily draw the attention of the public, so using them as a tool to raise public’s awareness regarding social matters or global issues would be the best way. Having an objective view towards life is crucial for any healthy development of the society and economy.
In conclusion, having more good news publicised on the social media would admittedly bring more positives to human life. Although negative news still has an important place in our life, its severity should be realized so that readers can fully reap all the benefits that the media has to offer.
It is
now
ubiquitous to
see
negative
news
hit the headlines and appear
frequently
in the mass
media
.
For this reason
,
many
people
believe that
media
positivity should
be encouraged
. I
agree
with this to
some
extent,
but
I
also
think
that
negative
news
is not always a
bad
thing.
On the one hand, including
good
news
in the
media
may have
positive
effects on the
general public
. It
helps
restore our faith in humanity, which inspires moral courses of action to uphold ethical social values. Everyday
news
headlines
are filled
with traumatic
events
such as robbery, murdering, rape or oppression
because
science has revealed that
people
are more drawn to unpleasant incidents.
Media
stories of
good
news
, as opposed to
bad
news
, can
also
have a
positive
psychological implication. Such stories can uplift
people
to become more optimistic and
generally
improve
both physical and mental health.
For example
, the
first
ever black hole image captured by a young woman with her brilliant algorithm has inspired
people
,
especially
females, to push the boundaries of science.
On the other hand
,
negative
stories
also
show
their
own
certain benefit which
helps
people
to stay aware of problems around them and take actions
accordingly
. It is
clear
that shocking headlines can
easily
draw the attention of the public,
so
using them as a tool to raise public’s awareness regarding social matters or global issues would be the best way. Having an objective view towards life is crucial for any healthy development of the society and economy.
In conclusion
, having more
good
news
publicised
on the social
media
would
admittedly
bring more positives to human life. Although
negative
news
still
has an
important
place in our life, its severity should
be realized
so
that readers can
fully
reap all the benefits that the
media
has to
offer.
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23Repeated words, meeting the goal of 3 or fewer
2Mistakes