Your takeaway at the end of this lesson: enough vocabulary and managed ideas to speak confidently about the topic.
Striking a balance between staying up to date on local or international news and not becoming overwhelmed is not easy; news broadcasters and mass media are expert at using their editorial tactic in sensationalizing their stories. Emphasizing on any potential negative outcome of an unimportant incident, no matter how low the risk or chance might be, is a way to do that.
With 24/7 news live stream, news bulletins have to rival entertainment programs and compete for their audience at primetime. So, entertainment can replace the provision of information by emotionalizing the impact of a new story. A story is partly overrated to grab the audience’s attention and become newsworthy. But, what happens to the people who are exposed to the constant stream of sensationalized bad news?
We consume limitless tidbits of trivial information that do not require thinking, so we experience no saturation. But, at the end of the day, the elevated level of stress takes its toll on our physical and mental health; Trouble sleeping, change in eating patterns, depression, and anxiety are only some of the results of overconsumption of media. Falling into the pattern of regularly following the news is an unhealthy habit that we need to rethink.
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