Why there is no GOOD news in the News Paper

 

I am an ordinary person with ordinary problems. In 24hrs of a day except the 8 hrs that I sleep, the rest of the time I have to mend something, deal with life and its small, small trouble. And then when I sit with the news paper – I see the world is in trouble!

I search through the pages for some relief, some creative columns, and some good news. But alas, - Infants died in the hospital, The mid day meal had poisonous pesticides, someone killed someone, some people raped someone, sport teachers molested school girl, and it just goes on……

Sub coconsciously my breathing becomes faster and there is an adrenalin rush. I feel rage looking at the words CURRUPT, SCAM, RAPE, MOLESTED, KILLED, ACCUSED, CONVICTED, the MLA’s pictures and at the blame game. I still read through half of some of the articles and then search again and then to put myself out of the trauma I close the news paper.

The questions ring in my head – Is our country only about this?? Is there no development at all? Is there nothing good? Has no politician done anything constructive work ever??

Why can’t we focus on the good also? Our country has great scholars and the scientists are on par with any other nation. There are development in medicine, agriculture and lifestyle.

But I feel the focus has changed. It’s no more just news – it’s all about bad news. It’s not about encouragement to youth and stories about good deed. May be that don’t sell well. News papers have their own heroes – the criminals, rapist and the corrupt politicians always making the headlines and the front page.

It’s all about focus-

Yesterday one of my dear friend gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, I heard of a person who has cure from cancer by practicing Yoga. A cool restaurant opened in my neighborhood and I saw the sparrows taking bath in the pothole of the road filled with muddy water.

But then, it had also rained heavily and there was a horrible traffic jam. A truck almost banged us scratching through our car. My neighbor abused an innocent pizza delivery guy for parking the vehicle at the wrong place and my internet connection failed.

So life is full of good things and bad things. Bad people will exist and good will exist too. Sometimes situation is against us and sometimes it’s for us. Bad things happen and we must be aware of that but why is it more interesting to know the bad things only? Why can’t the 1^st page of the News paper focus on only good things and developmental work - let the people compete for the good, to hit the headlines.

Do people love bad news so much over good news?? Because the news paper has a way of projecting the good people, deeds as bad as well. Somehow they get pleasure in the negative approach. Is it that the bad sells really well?

When I was younger, on the Sundays the paper used to have amazing articles and stories and there was a kids section too. I always dreamt of writing in that column one day. But the News paper has lost its glory.

In commercialization of news – the news is no more just news. It’s more often selling a person and slapping another one. In a way of showing courage, papers have lost the touch of sincerity and creativity in News Paper.