The tendency of news reports in the media to focus more on problems and emergencies than on positive developments is harmful to the individuals and the society as a whole. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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has had a huge impact on the public especially since the invention of television. There

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recently a contentious argument

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broadcasting more negative incidents rather than positive events has detrimental effects on citizens and their communities. I partially concur with

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notion as there are both advantages and drawbacks

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reporting more negative news. It is undoubted that letting residents know what problems are happening in their society is crucial because

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can increase their awareness of the problems that they have to pay more attention to. To illustrate, reporting

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accidents that happened in the day and explaining their causes can help people realise what they have to be careful of when driving a

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, knowing possible

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defects or human errors which may threaten drivers' lives potentially encourage

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owners to have regular

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inspections or to undertake safe

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awareness could be overlooked if the

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is more

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on pleasant news.

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evident that the number of reports of bad news influences the public negatively. There is a good example that occurred two years ago and is still ongoing, which is COVID-19; the pandemic of highly infectious virus attacked our society and we were in serious danger. Fortunately, the vaccines to fight against the virus have been invented and people

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begun to take those vaccines.

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, the

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put a spotlight on its side effects

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are basically mild and only a few vaccine receivers (mostly older people or persons with comorbidities) are affected.

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, citizens are frightened and

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hesitant to take the vaccination.

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threatened our society by not reducing the chance of another pandemic. In conclusion, as discussed above, focusing more on issues that are subtle to the public is not beneficial

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residents can have some benefits from these reports.

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, the

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should carefully balance out the amount of positive and negative information.

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Topic Vocabulary:

news reports
media focus
negative news
positive developments
stress and anxiety
skewed perception of reality
world view
desensitization
pessimistic outlook
general public
mental well-being
proactive problem-solving
holistic view
informed decision-making

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