Turn off the TV!

Turning on the news can sometimes be regretful. Although it can help you with knowing what`s happening at the moment, sometimes it can be unreliable and gibberish talk. From celebrity divorces to retail store mishaps, news can sometimes be well, not news. For several years now, news has been a collection of stories that can sell money, money, money. During Western Civilization times, news was used to spread information about economic and war issues. Compared to today, it is nothing like that. You may here a story about a horrible accident at Iraq here or there but it never makes it big as Grammy winners news. When they talk about war or economics on the news, it`s usually biased or negative. For example, during elections, some news channels are known to be very biased. The candidates they support are usually less talked about and barely critiqued but the candidates they disagree are talked about significantly, in a negative way. So, next time you watch the news during the elections, do not be surprised on how one channel`s opinion is distinctive from one another. Also, whenever there is something about the economy, it`s usually something negative. Everyone knows that we have hardships so why emphasize it more on the news? Yes, it may be informational but it can make everyone be in a bad mood. From all the obstacles we already know and have, the news should air more positive stories.  Along with being biased, news can also be misleading. Sometimes, they are given inadequate information which correlates to their confusion but most of the time it`s because they are being paid to say certain details. News can sometimes give too much unnecessary information that it can lead to an uneducated and uninformed population. For example, a teenager may know who Kim Kardashian is but not Isaac Newton. The news gives so much information about celebrities and other figures that it sometimes erases our memory or information that is actually important and useful in life. This probably explains why some students have trouble remembering important figures from the nineteenth century. The news should be more cautious on what they share to the world and make a change!