IELTS Essays

 

Topic: The media should include more stories which report good news. To what extent do you agree or disagree?


There is a general opinion that the content of pleasant information shared by the media must increase. I agree to a large extent with this notion because it spreads positivity in the minds of the listener and people can learn something from this. However, certain amount of negativity is necessary to reflect the importance of the news.

To initiate, in today´s digital era, most people get notifications of the latest news on their computers or smart phones, so that they can stay updated about current affairs or what is happening in their city. However, if the news channel continues to report only about the number of robberies that took place in the city or terrorist activities, people may get depressed and frightened. Hence, along with regular news, channels must show short clips of positive news, for example, how some good person helped the needly, or some tree plantation drive. Such positive news will enhance the mood of the viewer, encouraging him to also do some good during the day. Further, if the news channel also plays short videos of how countries like Iceland has developed geo-thermal power stations or how vertical farming is thriving in South Korea, apart from spreading positivity, people are also gaining knowledge from these short clips.

On the other hand, inserting feel-good stories in the middle of reporting the growing cases of Covid or the terrible state of the citizens of Ukraine due to the on-going war, may result in the viewer not being able to grasp the seriousness of the situation. For example, suppose a news channel is talking about the fine being imposed by the Maharashtra state on people not wearing a mask, but after reporting that, suppose they present good news of Gujarat Titans winning the IPL, people will forget about the importance of the bad news and only remember the good news. Hence, increasing the number of positive news is not always effective.

In conclusion, while the world is a depressing place, and the same is conveyed by news channels, certain amount of positive information or acts of kindness must be reported along with disheartening news in order to boost up the moral of people.(363 words).


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