Nowadays, there is a trend that reports of media focus on problems and emergencies rather than positive development. Some people think it is harmful to individuals and to society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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In current times, news and broadcasting stations play a major informative role for the public.
However
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, most media channels prefer to report on issues and urgencies
instead
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of
postive
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
positive
progress in the
society
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.
This
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is considered detrimental by some people
for
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in
the public and I
also
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agree with
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opinion as it
surfaces our
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surfaces in our
negative emotions, and it
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undermines the
society
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's progress.
Firstly
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, negative news reporting often makes individuals helpless.
For instance
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, recently there was
an
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a
chemical explosion in
Lebnon
an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
Lebanon
and
this
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news made people despair,
Lebnon
an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
Lebanon
public revolted against
government
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the government
a government
due to their negligence in handling dangerous chemicals which led to the explosion and ultimately
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revolt resulted in government and many companies' bankruptcy. Very often side effects of a bad news can be harmful
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to
individuals
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individuals, society
society
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and people may lose hope
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of
life and
society
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.
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, many developments and improvements in the
society
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and
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the world
the World
are undermined due to the insignificant reporting by the media. Every year, many technological and
scientifical
of or relating to the practice of science
scientific
innovations and improvements are made by the researchers and scientists, but most of these discoveries are not getting the required importance by the public as most of the people are not even aware about it.
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is mostly caused due to the over emphasized negative news reporting by the broadcasting stations. In conclusion,
although
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news increases
society
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's
aware but
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aware, but
at the same time, negative news could be more harmful to humans than being beneficial and it could negatively impact a person's mentality. In my recommendation,
government
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the government
should regulate reporting channels and ensure that all negative news is filtered and it should reduce the side effects of these harmful news.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • pessimistic outlook
  • exposed to negative news
  • stress and anxiety
  • success stories
  • balanced reporting
  • well-informed public
  • rational decisions
  • sense of helplessness
  • apathy
  • skew public perception
  • mistrust in institutions
  • enhance well-being
  • mental health
  • manipulate public opinion
  • serve specific agendas
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