{"id":5158,"date":"2023-02-13T09:27:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T09:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techsupport-dev.de\/cjtoolbox\/?page_id=5158"},"modified":"2023-04-17T11:50:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:50:38","slug":"news-and-negativity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/techsupport-dev.de\/cjtoolbox\/newsandnegativity\/essentials","title":{"rendered":"Essentials"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Main topics:<\/strong> Journalism in crisis, characteristics of traditional journalism today, competition, digitalization, 24-hour news cycle, negative framing, the brain\u2019s processing of the news, perception vs. reality, consequences for individuals and society, Audience needs and wants from the news.<\/p>

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Digital disruption has resulted in an economic crisis for the news industry. At the same time studies have shown that people are becoming more disengaged from the news. A constant barrage of negative, conflict-based coverage has resulted in a large percentage of people tuning out of the news as it makes them feel depressed and helpless. The overwhelming negative nature of news coverage has led to skewed perceptions about the actual state of the world. Trust in the news media has fallen over the years (although it rose some during the COVID-19 pandemic), which has grave ramifications for societies. Surveys have shown that audiences are not getting all they want from media outlets and journalists need to rethink their coverage so that their reporting stays relevant to their communities, opens up new paths to economic sustainability and contributes to positive change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Independent, quality journalism plays a crucial role in democratic societies, informing people about the political, economic and social developments in their countries. This information enables them to make informed decisions in their daily lives and who they vote for in elections. Good journalism holds the powerful to account, uncovers corruption and wrongdoing, spotlights the workings of government and the economy, looks honestly at societal trends and serves as a guide for people during times of crisis. But today, traditional journalism is experiencing a crisis of its own, perhaps even an existential one. Trust in the media has been sinking, people are choosing to shut out the news, and digitization has led to revenue streams at media operations drying up, forcing newsrooms to cut staff, ramp up output at the expense of quality or shutter their operations all together.<\/p>

The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated a decades-long trend of newsroom lay-offs, newspaper shutdowns, dwindling resources, pay cuts and reporters generally asked to do more with less. The pandemic brought about a new wave of closures, layoffs, furloughs and salary cuts across the globe. A number of studies have documented the difficulties facing the news media in the US, Canada, India, Europe and beyond. While there are some bright spots, with innovative projects and reporters working hard to fill the gaps, the overall picture is not a pretty one.<\/p>

There are a variety of factors, beyond the pandemic, contributing to journalism\u2019s plight, which we will explore in more detail below.<\/p>

Digital disruption and an ever-faster news cycle:<\/strong> Changes in journalism and digital disruption have led to changes in news delivery and news content. The internet has made publishing easier than ever and led to an explosion of news outlets, many online, and done away with traditional news cycles (12 or 24 hours for print, maybe hourly for radio stations). Now news and updates can be published 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on websites and social media. Cable TV news is a 24\/7 operation. People have more information options than ever before, which has led to a war for the public\u2019s increasingly fragmented attention. Strategies the media houses have adopted to grab that attention include:<\/p>