It seems that South Carolingian Carrie Rodgers has become fed up with the constant barrage of bad news and is trying to do something to show the other part of the world that goes pretty much unreported. Her attempts are culminating in the website happynews.com. Her site's slogan says it all: "Real news. Compelling stories. Always positive."
The downfall or giant corporations, the failing economy, natural disasters, terrorism, murders, fires, the loss of life; it's quite depressing, really. Why is it that most of the news that we are used to reading and hearing is so negative? It could be because bad news sells, while good news may be good, but it is also generally boring. People don't want to hear the good things, they want to know what bad, terribly awful and shocking things are going on. Maybe it confirms their view of the world. Maybe they just want to know if they should be more careful stepping out the door and if there are any hazards awaiting them. Maybe people just like seeing other people hurt so that they can feel better about themselves. Maybe it causes an adrenaline rush of excitement knowing the world could fall apart at any moment. What ever the cause of it, the worse the news is the more people want to hear about it, and the only real responsibility the media in America has is to make money. That is their major motivation and if they end up making people more knowledgeable that is an added bonus. Thus, bad stories become sensationalized and at times blown way out of proportion and the good things that happen are buried or just go unreported. People are given the view of one side of the world, while the other side is hardly ever glimpsed.
Just thought you might want to hear some bad news about our news-reporting media. ; )
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