h a l f b a k e r ycarpe demi
add, search, annotate, link, view, overview, recent, by name, random
news, help, about, links, report a problem
browse anonymously,
or get an account
and write.
register,
|
|
|
In reading news web sites and newspapers I'm finding more and more a propensity of the news gathering organizations to rely on the reporting of tragic events. Wars, famine, plane crashes, drive-by shootings, children hit by cars, spousal abuse, etc., are plastered all over the place. Reporting this
information doesn't seem to stop these types of things from happening so what's the point?
Lurid curiosity?
It would be nice if all of that depressing information, basically anything involving human tragedy, was moved into one section labeled the 'Death' section. USA Today has it's 'Life' section. It could also have a 'Death' section.
This way an average person like myself who gets bummed out by the constant barrage of non-life-affirming info could still get a feel for the news of the world without finding themselves curled up in a ball in the corner.
Good News Network
http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
Bi-monthly newsletter that makes Chicken Soup for the Soul look like the Spice Channel. [jutta, Nov 14 2000]
Positive News
http://www.positive...ve_News/welcome.cgi
Ah, but is it? Bloody hippies. [nineteenthly, Jul 08 2008]
[link]
|
| |
Enlarge the Classifieds from a 'wanted' section to a 'Most wanted' section, too, in and out of the papers. For instance, known gang members could be clustered with items for under $50. Deadbeat dads share posting space with items for free. |
|
| |
Ever wonder why the newspaper sometimes puts the obituaries in the "Living" section? |
|
| |
Ya know, if we news types did that, the paper would be mighty lopsided. ;) |
|
| |
There are two kinds of bad news. One, things that actually have an impact on other things. Two, just bullcrap that adds nothing to our understanding of the world, even if we know about it. Put the latter in a Negative Bullcrap section. You could also have a Positive Pullcrap section. Then a section of the news that really matters. |
|
| |
Seems like no one here has seen a hardcopy newspaper from Asia. In the classified advertisements there are large, full photograph advertisements announcing the death/ funeral/ memory of significant people. The advertisements list the 'accomplishments' of the person, an invitation to join in rejoicing a life well-lived. |
|
| |
Our Sunday newspaper sometimes puts the obituaries in the Sports section. Go figure. |
|
| |
Or for more (or less) revenue for the newspaper... split the good news/bad news into entirely different prints of the paper... |
|
| |
"The Morning Bad News Herald" |
|
| |
Most Australian papers already do this. There's the section called "News" where actual events affecting the world are. |
|
| |
And two sections "Sports" and "Lifestyle" for all of the crud that people would like to read to make their day less boring. |
|
| |
Unfortunately, bad news is still news. When you don't want to be depressed, do what I do. Stick to the comics. |
|
| |
And... in the Middle East today... nothing happened. Move along. |
|
| |
There's a newspaper in this country called 'Positive News', which only has good news in it. I find it problematic because the concept of what is positive is highly subjective and i'm not keen on it. |
|
| |
That's a bit creepy. It seems a bit 1984 to me. |
|
| |