Are we missing the truth? The headlines are full of doom and gloom. Some experts say there is plenty of positive news, but that we always focus on the bad.
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The good news that nobody wants to read
Are we missing the truth? The headlines are full of doom and gloom. Some experts say there is plenty of positive news, but that we always focus on the bad.
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What's happening?
The number of people living in povertyThe state of being very poor. worldwide is falling. The monarch butterfly is no longer at risk of dying out.
These are two good news stories. Some say we need to focus more on these stories, showing the good things that are possible in the world.
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Bad news sells, and research shows it is what people want. During the pandemicAn outbreak of disease which occurs across a wide geographic area, as opposed to an epidemic, which is confined to a particular region., people started reading the news more.
Some say we should stop reading news completely. But others say it is important to know what is going on in the world (even bad things) - so you can help to make things better.
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Are we missing the truth?
Yes! The news reports everything that is wrong with the world. But there are so many reasons to be hopeful too.
No! We must be realistic. The world faces many big problems. We must know about them so that we can change them.
Keywords
Poverty - The state of being very poor.
Pandemic - An outbreak of disease which occurs across a wide geographic area, as opposed to an epidemic, which is confined to a particular region.
The good news that nobody wants to read
Bright side: Experts say we must not forget that many things are "getting better". Glossary
Poverty - The state of being very poor.
Pandemic - An outbreak of disease which occurs across a wide geographic area, as opposed to an epidemic, which is confined to a particular region.