Why there is no news channel that only airs good news.

[john peck]

It would seem that there´s more money to be made with bad news. People aren´t concerned about good news;
they need something to worry about. The Media is more than glad to oblige, & sponsors just hop on board as we
are subjected to endless distress. This is a self-perpetuating dilemna that often leads to a ´kill everyone syndrome´
so prevalent at 6 p.m.

 

[Stoneyrun]

Having worked as a production manager for network news affiliates I can say with confidence that "if it bleeds it leads". Glad I made the early career choice to go in a different direction.

 

[Frank/Delaware]

It would seem that there´s more money to be made with bad news. People aren´t concerned about good news;
they need something to worry about. The Media is more than glad to oblige, & sponsors just hop on board as we
are subjected to endless distress. This is a self-perpetuating dilemna that often leads to a ´kill everyone syndrome´
so prevalent at 6 p.m.

If it bleeds, it leads.

 

[fooferdoggie]

watch nickelodeon.

 

[theemartymac]

If I'm leaving for work in the morning, I want to know the roads that are blocked or jammed. Aka the bad news. Hearing about only the good ones doesn't help me as much. lol

And from another angle, I like a feel good story, but if all I hear about is how great everyone else is, my problems are going to seem unnaturally large. Everyone loves a train wreck, because we are glad to not be in it! ;-)

 

[Ebiker01]

It keeps the users in a forever negative loop because when they read the negative stuff their energy gets much lower and they feel disappointed /discouraged /helpless and then they R on autopilot to look for more news.

That+the digital blue light emitted from displays = bad outcome. ! I use the blue light filter glasses when I read the “displays “and I also reduce the “white light” on the phone.

After awhile, the mind will make/invent this negative news loops automatically ….imagination, in sleep/awake state b/c it feels depraved when not using the program aka engaging…that’s what’s really bad and many don’t realize it.

The Same program but somehow diluted runs on all this social media sites Facebook /Instagram , etc . Keep the engaged.

-the same is with movies ,movies ,movies on Netflix they r In 190countries , violence, cursing and people are also forever stuck in a negative loop there too.

Of course some movies are good and positive ! Romance/comedy/documentaries and few others..

The bigger issue is SUBLIMINAL messages in ads/movies/music. Those r very hard to notice. I read daily news in about 3-4min.
and then watch some positive affirmations clips for another 3-4min.

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[Ebiker01]

know the roads that are blocked or jammed.

Should use Waze

 

[6zfshdb]

Sadly, there isn't much good news to report these days.

 

[tomdutchie]

Maybe it's a good sign that only bad news is news: the mediocre/good things happening in the world is the standard (so no reporting):
But I agree: would be nice to see some statistics about humanity as a whole, saying we're doing better every decade [except for this stupid sars variation]: less poverty, famine and conflicts, more education, healthcare and freedoms. So, the news is the global todo-list: what we should be working on: climate, equality, further democratization of governments, and enhancing the things we've been working on last decades.

 

[Dallant]

It would seem that there´s more money to be made with bad news. People aren´t concerned about good news;
they need something to worry about. The Media is more than glad to oblige, & sponsors just hop on board as we
are subjected to endless distress. This is a self-perpetuating dilemna that often leads to a ´kill everyone syndrome´
so prevalent at 6 p.m.

Every day w/o Trump lying yet again as the “president” is a great news day for me.

 

[Gordon71]

It would seem that there´s more money to be made with bad news. People aren´t concerned about good news;
they need something to worry about. The Media is more than glad to oblige, & sponsors just hop on board as we
are subjected to endless distress. This is a self-perpetuating dilemna that often leads to a ´kill everyone syndrome´
so prevalent at 6 p.m.

What is good news? The best news I've heard in years was when the count was official and trump lost. Not everyone agreed.

 

[PatriciaK]

Read this book and see this site for some really good news:

The book:

"Factfulness" by (the late) Hans Rosling

And the site:

Factfulness | Gapminder

www.gapminder.org

 

[Alaskan]

Don't blame this on the media. They are in the business of selling advertising, not informing us.

They simply recognize the ugly facts of human nature and our fascination with the misery of others.

It is all about getting and holding the attention of people's eyeballs. If you want success in the media business, show the masses what they want to see.

There is little profit in having a conscience or prioritizing decency.

 

[Gordon71]

Actually the only news I usually watch from start to finish is the CBS evening news. I watch it the next morning with breakfast so I can fast forward through all the commercials which allows me to watch the show in about 15 minutes or less. Anyway the very last story is a "good news" story.

 

[john peck]

Don't blame this on the media. They are in the business of selling advertising, not informing us.

They simply recognize the ugly facts of human nature and our fascination with the misery of others.

It is all about getting and holding the attention of people's eyeballs. If you want success in the media business, show the masses what they want to see.

There is little profit in having a conscience or prioritizing decency.

Is it Okay to blame Madison Ave? 20 minutes of every hour is ads these days.. Good news,
if I can get it to load, there´s a cool video about the surge of cycling in Europe during the pandemic.
.damn.....no such luck, anyway, look for it on Utube.

 

[john peck]

Every day w/o Trump lying yet again as the “president” is a great news day for me.

Great news for me would entail his permanent incarceration. No more ´mob´ boss presidents.

 

[Mr. Coffee]

On the long list of things "news" gets wrong having a "bad news" bias is barely in the top ten.

In general I don't think any news outlets exactly covered themselves in glory covering COVID-19. Some were certainly better than others, but that bar is ridiculously low when some news outlets still actively broadcast misinformation. If the information is complex, ambiguous, and changing none of them do a very good job. And unfortunately when the citizenry most desperately needs information is when that information is complex, ambiguous, and subject to change.

This isn't or wasn't unique to COVID-19 either. The financial crisis that happened more than a dozen years ago was also an excellent example of how our news media just can't do the job: it is a sorry indictment of them that the least awful explanation of the crisis is a not-very-good movie.

Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and tried to reconcile what they saw outside their living-room window and what they saw on TV (or Roku or Youtube or Facebook) knows what I am talking about.

 

[john peck]

On the long list of things "news" gets wrong having a "bad news" bias is barely in the top ten.

In general I don't think any news outlets exactly covered themselves in glory covering COVID-19. Some were certainly better than others, but that bar is ridiculously low when some news outlets still actively broadcast misinformation. If the information is complex, ambiguous, and changing none of them do a very good job. And unfortunately when the citizenry most desperately needs information is when that information is complex, ambiguous, and subject to change.

This isn't or wasn't unique to COVID-19 either. The financial crisis that happened more than a dozen years ago was also an excellent example of how our news media just can't do the job: it is a sorry indictment of them that the least awful explanation of the crisis is a not-very-good movie.

Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and tried to reconcile what they saw outside their living-room window and what they saw on TV (or Roku or Youtube or Facebook) knows what I am talking about.

They´re all fear mongers, every last one of them.

 

[Mr. Coffee]

They´re all fear mongers, every last one of them.

I think that is a gross oversimplification, and gross oversimplification is one of the things that "the media" does without thinking very much.

A good example: right now, today, the CDC guidance about when and where one should wear a mask is very confusing for a lot of people. Generally given the good news that vaccinated people appear to be pretty safe in most situations is given the lead. Certainly the over 90% drop in covid cases since January and the over 80% drop in fatalities since January is very good news. But underneath that is a more complicated reality: covid rates amongst unvaccinated people are higher than they were in January at the peak of the pandemic, and since vaccination is not uniform over the whole population that means there are areas that are at risk for the identical super spreader events we had before vaccinations became available. So we have again a complex and nuanced story that is being communicated poorly, if at all.

Another good example: I live in an area extremely vulnerable to wildfire. And by "extremely" I mean that I am considerably more likely to be barbecued when someone forgets to put out their campfire -- probably on the order of one hundred times more likely than the average person. And literally I've seen reports that everyone here is burned to death on a foggy morning when the fires aren't active and that all of the fires were under control when I could see uncontrolled fires out my bedroom window. So their reporting has been all over the place and didn't match up with reality most of the time.

 

[john peck]

I think that is a gross oversimplification, and gross oversimplification is one of the things that "the media" does without thinking very much.

A good example: right now, today, the CDC guidance about when and where one should wear a mask is very confusing for a lot of people. Generally given the good news that vaccinated people appear to be pretty safe in most situations is given the lead. Certainly the over 90% drop in covid cases since January and the over 80% drop in fatalities since January is very good news. But underneath that is a more complicated reality: covid rates amongst unvaccinated people are higher than they were in January at the peak of the pandemic, and since vaccination is not uniform over the whole population that means there are areas that are at risk for the identical super spreader events we had before vaccinations became available. So we have again a complex and nuanced story that is being communicated poorly, if at all.

Another good example: I live in an area extremely vulnerable to wildfire. And by "extremely" I mean that I am considerably more likely to be barbecued when someone forgets to put out their campfire -- probably on the order of one hundred times more likely than the average person. And literally I've seen reports that everyone here is burned to death on a foggy morning when the fires aren't active and that all of the fires were under control when I could see uncontrolled fires out my bedroom window. So their reporting has been all over the place and didn't match up with reality most of the time.

Ah...but my life´s goal is simplification whenever possible.