In some countries, even though the rates of serious crimes are decreasing, people feel less safe than ever before. What do you think are the causes of this problem? What measures could be taken to solve it?
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cases of serious crimes are decreasing in many parts of the world, people feel less safe today than at any other time in the past. The main reason for Linking Words
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coverage
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in our media and one key solution is encouraging news outlets to cover more positive stories.
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crime
than there actually is. Use synonyms
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stories are considered to be more dramatic and capable of gaining more readers and viewers than stories of another nature. Use synonyms
As a result
, the vast majority of the news focuses on serious crimes and Linking Words
this
is causing people to feel unsafe. Linking Words
For example
, the British Office for National Statistics recently reported that Linking Words
although
the number of murder cases had decreased in the UK by 20% in the Linking Words
last
20 years, the media’s Linking Words
coverage
of these murders had increased by 700%.
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coverage
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cover positive stories. By presenting an accurate picture of society that includes good news as well as bad, journalists can reduce the anxiety that causes viewers to feel unsafe. Linking Words
For instance
, one news website, the Good News Network, has aimed to accurately show what is happening in society by sharing good news stories Linking Words
since
the late 1990s and it has been reported that their visitors are 16% less concerned with the Suggestion
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crime
rates in the respective countries.
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as a result
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coverage
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reporting. To remedy Use synonyms
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problem, journalists should be encouraged to share more positive stories to present a realistic picture of society.Linking Words
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