Good News Is No News
They say ‘no news is good news’ but methinks it is the other way around. Maybe that is why good news does not sell newspapers. If our newspapers and TV bulletins were filled with good news, nobody would have bothered.
The only time when good news sells is when a celebrity gets married or has a child; and then it has to be a BIG celebrity. Nobody is interested if Jack Sprat’s wife gave birth to a baby boy but if she cuts off her hubby's ding-a-ling then everybody wants to know about it; and even more so if he’s willing to tell (or sell) his story.
We want to hear about scandals, conspiracies, air disasters, earthquakes, floods, war casualties, train smashes, and the likes of it. We’re not interested if Ol’ MacDonald treats his wife like a lady, but when he murders, her we want to read all about it. Lady Godiva can ride her horse until she has calluses on her butt and won’t make it into the news until she dies of exposure. Nobody would have known about Jack the Ripper if he handed out religious pamphlets to prostitutes.
It would seem that the bigger the disaster the better the news. We thrive on humiliation, death, maiming, mutilation, and other bad things, thus making it good news.
But if good news is no news, then papers won’t sell. Maybe it does not work the other way around.
Wishing you a grand Monday without any shades of blue.
Comments (46)
Its even at the stage that we get people who gain celebrity status from being in the news, and being in the news makes them news-worthy
What a money spinner that must be.
all together now "my ding a. ling my ding a ling I want you to..., ".. you know the rest lol
yes pointless people irrelavant "celebrities" total useless types and negativity glorified as "news"
bloody scandalous I agree with you
Haveyourself a great day In Jo'berg
I also think that the cheapening of the news leads to the cheapening of societal values, Lives become worth less and less the more we read and our own standard for truth seeking becomes muted. It is a very real issue and one that you bring to light very well.
As for Katie perry's new doo and gaga's new piercing
Absolutely fabulous, as for that issue on banking corruption; or 3rd world child labour they can go on the back burner !
It is said that there is no such thing as bad publicity. Making the news appear to be more important then the reason for being there. You can check it. When a celebrity gets in the news for abusing his wife, he will soon get a new offer.
Hmm, I know the song.
Lousy weather we have today. Not a day to go out.
"ding a ling"
now theres a story
As you say, slowly but surely we become saturated with bad news and eventually bad news will no longer matter to us. I mean, what does it matter if plane crash claimed a 100 lives this morning if only yesterday a ship sank losing all 2000 souls aboard? How long before we stop caring?
It happens from time to time. Did a blog about it some time ago.
I don't know most of the so called celebs people are on about, not because I live behind the moon, but simply because I'm not interested in them.
I do think in a lot of cases no news is good news as if I get "the news" from home, the mind blowing stuff is is negative,
Just don't buy rags like that.
"I don´t buy newspapers and don´t read the news"
That's very wise indeed, but on a subconscious level whether its background noise from tv and radio or fleeting images from the peripheral vision as we pass news stands and TV'S, I think we are all still dumbed down a little as it is so prevalent in society.
In that way no news is certainly good news. When I don't hear from my children for week or three, I don't fret for I know that if things were not good, they'd be very quick to tell me about it.
Quite so, Now you know why I never ask a person how he is. If something was pressing he'd soon let you know.
I hear ya Pal, Apart from my mother who still thinks I'm five,
The only adult conversation on a phone involves the justification of me being out of pocket or Doing taxi service to or from a funeral
If I mustget rid of all the subconscious clutter, there will be nothing left in my head.
Mothers are like safety belts, Restricting yet reassuring.
Yeah here in the states, it is all about the candidates who will be running for president in 17 months. Sheesh
I thought newspapers are to tell us what happened yesterday and to warn us of an impending storm tomorrow.
Those who wish to know what will happen in 17 months from now will do better to visit a fortune teller.
Not only is the focus of news reporting on the "bad things" as you have mentioned, which make them "good" for news reporting, but the "spin" put on the story is just as important.
The same incident can be reported in several ways that it can make one wonder if it is really the same incident. "Sensationalism" is the name of the game in the competition of news reporting. The more sensational the report, the greater the sales it is likely to attract.
And then they're not even ashamed to admit it. All that matters is the sales at the end of the day.
Not just one, but 3 or 4. All controversial subjects that solicited 'lively' comments.
But inconsiderate indeed.
I'm very attached to my blogs and it is heartbreaking to see them going down the dust pipe. Emotionally devastating. You know how sensitive I am.
Yep, almost like here. A fight on a blog attracts a lot of attention.
Btw, did you get right with a torrent client?
I tried the ones Nons and you suggested and for the moment I settled for Tixati. So far its proven a mite better than uTorrent.
If Tixati doesn't pan out then I'll cross to Vuze. Thanks again.
I think they're all about the same. I use Filetaxi in conjunction with it to move the download to another folder the moment it is downloaded. It is a bit selfish but it saves a lot of data if you offer nothing to download. That may be where you lose your data. The files in your torrent download folder is automatically shared for others to download.
The News Paper or the News Stations only want to report bad news. Oh! Besides someone cutting the ribbon to open up a new place.
And also!
They is just gossip. And s_it stirring!...
Heck! They will even turn good news into bad news.
Plus! They say that their news, is the number one station to here it from first..
It is so, but in all fairness, if I was a reporter and had a choice between reporting that Snow White is alive and well or that the big bad wolf ate the three little pigs, I fear that the big bad wolf is going to win every time.
Oh, I know, you'll tell me to get off the fence and say what I really think.
Look how the press made Diana a celebrity overnight and in the end they were instrumental in her death. Too much of a good thing...
I only receive water and services accounts. They mostly end up in the dustbin - unopened.