In the novel "In His Steps" by Charles Sheldon a newspaper publisher decided that in future he was only going to publish news that was good. He suffered a lot as a result, (and I am not sure if I agree that not giving the results of a boxing match was necessarily on target), but the book most certainly has an important point.
(For anyone interested see http://tinyurl.com/23meuz to download a copy and the Wikipaedia entry at http://tinyurl.com/275mz3 for more information).
Of course it is good to be aware of bad things that happen in the world. It helps us to be aware of dangers and concerns that need serious consideration and remedies where possible. At the same time, I believe that for every bit of bad news, there must also be some good news as well. If I ruled the world, Mr Pickwick (musical) style, I would have all news media have at least one good news story published for every bad news story.
Let's face it. Life is not always a bed of roses and can be extremely hard and painful for many of us. Why should we turn on our TV's or pick up our newspapers etc. just to have our worries stoked up every day. Wake up news media, we all need good news as well !
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