What news to be shown
News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news was reported? The recent decades have witnessed increasing concerns on what to be broadcast on television or to be printed in newspapers. There are those who contend that positive news should be reported, and negative news should be left out. Conversely, a staggering number of individuals claim that negative news should be the central focus of newspapers. In this sense, whether failing to report negative events is beneficial or detrimental to the public is yet to be ascertained. First and foremost, editors’ sole wish is to promote their sales; news which can attract readers’ interest would be included in newspaper irrespective of its sources being good or bad. Furthermore, it is widely deemed that newspapers should report on the current affairs. Interestingly enough, one of ...