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

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I agree to a greater
extent
 with the statement that the tendency of
news
reports
 in the media to
focus
 more on
problems
 and emergencies than on
a
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positive development because it leads to society and
resources
to diminish
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diminishing
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also
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and also
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it
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can lead to a
ppor
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poor
nation
.
However
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we
 must not forget the
problems
 because we have to curb them. I agree to a greater
extent
 with the statement that
that
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news
reports
to
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focus
 more on emergencies and
problems
 is a harm because it
lead
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 to a poor
nation
 because they will be focusing more and
spenting
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spending
 more on
problems
 and
this
 will cause a
nation
 to run out of funds. Moreso,focusing on
problems
 is
a
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harm because it can lead to
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the explition
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explition
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exploitation
 of
resources
.If
resources
 are
explited
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exploited
 it means that we will have people living under the poverty datum line and
therefore
this
 will be harmful to
a
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society.
However
 to a lesser
extent
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 the
news
reports
 must
focus
 on the
problemsso
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problems
problems so
 thatthe
nation
 will find a way and solutions to overcome the
problems
also
 , so as to track and monitor the effectiveness of their efforts. In conclusion, l agree with the
nation
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notion
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 that analysis of
news
reports
 in the media should
focus
 more on the
problems
 and emergencies than on the positive developments because it leads to a poor society and
resources
 to diminish.
However
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 to a lesser
extent
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extent,
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 they must
also
focus
 on the
problems
 so as to find a way to reduce them. 252 words
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