The topic of whether reports of media focus on problems and emergencies are harmful is of concern for many people. Some believe that this trend has adverse impacts on individuals and society while others disagree. As for me, I do not agree the former.
Those who think that the excessive reports on problems are detrimental hold the following reasons. Firstly, it will cause panic or terror to the citizens. When people are exposed to too much news about crimes or accidents, they will lose the sense of security. As a result, people become over-cautious and suspicious of others, thereby having difficulties in building a harmonious interpersonal relationship. Secondly, it encourages journalists to create bad stories and deliver the exaggerated news. As some reporters believe that the dramatic and exciting information is easy to draw readers’ attention, they tend to write their articles with the emphasis of the negative parts so that their newspapers will sell well. Thus, it will lead to fake stories and unreal articles.
However, there are opposing voices. To start with, the negative reports are considered to contribute to the development of the society. Only if the people are aware of social problems such as theft or robbery, can the governments and local authorities look for the best solutions to address the problems. Otherwise, all these problems will be a threat to every citizen. Besides, some reporters insist that they just reveal the truth to the public. As it is the journalists’ role to tell the general public what is the current news, they cannot hide the fact of natural disasters or a road accident, which allows them to be responsible to the audience.
To sum up, although the bad news will cause the feeling of anxiety to a large number of audiences, they are unavoidable as they are a main component of current information. The government and the citizens can learn from the news and try to solve problems.
The topic of whether reports of media focus on
problems
and emergencies are harmful is of concern for
many
people
.
Some
believe that this trend has adverse impacts on individuals and society while others disagree. As for me, I do not
agree
the former.
Those who
think
that the excessive reports on
problems
are detrimental hold the following reasons.
Firstly
, it will cause panic or terror to the citizens. When
people
are exposed
to too much
news
about crimes or accidents, they will lose the sense of security.
As a result
,
people
become over-cautious and suspicious of others, thereby having difficulties in building a harmonious interpersonal relationship.
Secondly
, it encourages journalists to create
bad
stories and deliver the exaggerated
news
. As
some
reporters believe that the dramatic and exciting information is easy to draw readers’ attention, they tend to write their articles with the emphasis of the
negative
parts
so
that their newspapers will sell well.
Thus
, it will lead to fake stories and unreal articles.
However
, there are opposing voices. To
start
with, the
negative
reports
are considered
to contribute to the development of the society.
Only
if the
people
are aware of social
problems
such as theft or robbery, can the
governments
and local authorities look for the best solutions to address the
problems
.
Otherwise
, all these
problems
will be a threat to every citizen.
Besides
,
some
reporters insist that they
just
reveal the truth to the public. As it is the journalists’ role to
tell
the
general public
what is the
current
news
, they cannot
hide
the fact of natural disasters or a road accident, which
allows
them to be responsible to the audience.
To sum up, although the
bad
news
will cause the feeling of anxiety to
a large number of
audiences, they are unavoidable as they are a main component of
current
information. The
government
and the citizens can learn from the
news
and try to solve
problems
.