UK: Should there be a "good news" paper?

Question

I have thought about this for some time that most news papers are full of negative reports mixed in amongst the good news reports.
They say negative stories sell newspapers in an attention grabbing sort of way.
Because of this constant barrage of "negative" reports coming from the press the general View of government is "bad" though they do some good at times surely ?

and there are good stories like Medical breakthroughs, Science discoveries, good Samaritan stories where ppl go out of there way to help others.
Ok not really exciting BUT + reports nonetheless?
There are others and if all these "positive" stories where placed in a newspaper - even "good" stories about government would ppl read this paper?

Do we need a "good news" paper in this era of austerity ?
My sadly passed away auntie always used to say: the power of positive thinking

So if we were to read good positive stories are we more likely to help change the mood of the country; possibly help boost the economy by a feelgood factor?

Answer 1

Consider then as part of that idea that UK troops need not be sent into harms way or would receive less harm equipped with a u.n. charter computer program to electronically stop missiles.

Citizens equipped with this device could then stop wars taking burden of future Prime ministers like the ones in Amazing Miss pritchart the master piece theater production. Yes understand it was acting but idea still holds. I also happen to notice that people in england express concern over liberties so these idea could help. Also notice papers tend to smear family lives of presidents,prime ministers , and families private lives of such. I think though that papers should focus on how well prime ministers and presidents do their jobs.

Also the uk if still called such could be supplied with charter of freedonms computer program or constitution program to help protect freedoms electronicallty by scanning internet and informing citizens who then address problemwith vote or remove it themselves at push of button.

Answer 2

I stopped buying newspapers a long time ago because of their gutter press. The media know they can sway public opinion and the more aggressive sniping they print the more antagonistic people become. There are still people who believe what is printed is the truth and absorb the stories. When newspapers embellish and print what they are told by a vindictive gossip. I have read it about people known to me, a pack of lies in the stop press.

A good news paper I would definitely buy. Success should be accepted as the norm, It would be really good to read about scientific discoveries and breakthroughs. This is exciting.

Give me the paper industry to me and I will print.

Answer 3

I wrote to the Daily Record, Sunday Post, Sunday Mail and Weekly News suggesting this back in the 1950's and to the Sun when it first came out later.

The answers were all the same that in their opinion a paper with only one type of storyline, ie. good news, would not sell. Since papers are in the business to make money then they would not be taking up this suggestion.



edit. By the way I agree that there should be a good news paper I only meant by way of an explanation the reasons I got from papers many years ago.

Answer 4

yes but newspapers seem to like negative reports more than the positive ones because of the tragedy involved there is some good storys in news papers but not many

Answer 5

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Answer 6

It's doom, gloom, bent politicians, paedophile teachers and bonking celebrities that shift newspapers. If people would buy good news, someone would publish it.



Example of perfect headline: Sex change bishop in palace heart-swap mercy dash.



Example of billboard (Belfast Evening News): No news of the Pope (there was no story about the Pope)

Answer 7

no one would buy it we like bad news as it makes us feel good soldiering on and coping with it.listen to old peoples stories of hardship and how they just got on with it and coped.hardship n coping gives people strength

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Yes I think there should. We volunteered!