he tendency of news reporters 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 extend do you agree or disagree?

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It is claimed that
media
are more likely to concentrate on reporting
news
that
contain
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emergency and negative information but not the positive ones about modernization is dangerous for
the
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society and
people
.
This
writer
argue
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that
individual
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individuals
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should know about negative
news
in order to raise awareness but will not lead to any harmful consequences because of the
media
’s notification. It must be acknowledged that
danger
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dangers
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like
disaster
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disasters
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, crime, etc,
which
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can have a negative impact on
community
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, causing more
problem
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problems
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to solve and
overwhelm
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the society system. To tackle
with
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this
, the emergency
news
is designed to report
about
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on
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current
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the current
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problem
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about
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with
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these dangers, which
is
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predicted to create destruction
among
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the community. By doing
this
, the
media
can ensure
people
’s safety by letting them
and
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have enough knowledge and preparation to cope with the concern, help reducing the consequences effectively.
For instance
, just about 10 hours before the biggest tropical storm
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, the
Indonesia
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media
has
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reported the
news
about it,
help
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reduce damage with only injured 5 citizens
were
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recorded. Another reason is that the
media
can realize what can the problems lead to, so they can adjust the
news
just
serious
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enough to create recognition, but not chaos and too much
worries
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among
people
, which can lead to anti-social and critical
reaction
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reactions
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toward the information. To do
this
, any negative
news
will get a notification to discourage
people
to follow
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from following
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dangerous activities
,
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or hide victims from some sensitive
behaviors
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like sexual harassment to get rid of all
misunderstanding
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misunderstandings
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. Take BBC
news
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for instance
, they just report about the murder
happened
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in 1998 but not the exact process to not
courage
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anyone to follow. In conclusion,
although
there are some concerns that the negative consequences can have
harmful
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impact, it is obvious that the content that
are
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conveyed through
news
have
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has
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been controlled to not lead to any following behaviors or unexpected chaos among
people
.
However
, it can even ensure that
people
know about the problem.
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task achievement
Enhance your introduction to provide a clearer understanding of your stance at the beginning. Currently, the introduction is slightly confusing. Specify whether you agree or disagree with the statement clearly.
coherence cohesion
Work on improving sentence structure and reducing grammatical errors. For instance, 'help reducing the consequences' should be 'help reduce the consequences.' Better grammar will help in clarifying your points.
coherence cohesion
Avoid repeated words and phrases to enhance readability. For example, 'danger, disaster, crime, etc.' can be rephrased to avoid repetition. Additionally, varying sentence structure will add more richness to your writing.
task achievement
The essay attempts to systematically present arguments and provide examples to support the main ideas, such as the Indonesian media reporting on a tropical storm.
task achievement
The points are mostly relevant to the topic, with examples provided, like the BBC news example, which helps clarify your argument.
coherence cohesion
There is a reasonable attempt to separate ideas into paragraphs and provide a conclusion that ties back to the main ideas discussed.

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