News reports are notorious for giving unequal weightage to the portrayal of positive stories and negative ones. This is now the pivot of the debate concerning whether this primary focus on horrible stories is more harmful to individuals and society or vice versa. While such a tendency to cover bad news does propagate a negative mindset within a community, I only partially agree that it is solely damaging for the community and attribute my opinion to the fact that on the other hand, telecasting such reports raises awareness too, ultimately leading to the progress of the society.