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Journalism: We must take positive stories and ALWAYS twist them to negativity

Young man in his 20s raises $1 million for charity. Local paper then exposes him for having made two – yes two – offensive tweets when he was 16, shutting down his charitable fund raising for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. Meanwhile, the reporter who wrote the story made far more offensive comments on Twitter. But that’s okay, because he’s an important holier-than-thou reporter. Or something. The larger question: Why did the Des Moines Register feel compelled to turn a positive story into a negative story? Because negativity is the main focus of today’s media.

More on how social media “negativity” harms us all

Highlighting the work of social psychologist Roy Baumeister, Seppälä points out that our brain’s “tendency to give more weight to the negative may have helped our species survive by highlighting potential dangers.” “However, in this day and age, our negativity bias, both as it relates to the environment and to our self-judgments, is harmful,” she writes. Source: Psychologist says this mindset makes you happier and successful Attributes of social media – especially the angry, negative posts – may be overloading…

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Negativity on social media is harmful

According to science, you need 3 positive thoughts or experiences to make up for 1 negative one. This is called “negative bias.” Facebook and other social media sites are often one of the biggest contributors to your negativity bias. It’s a fact. According to one neuroscientist, these sites can wreck your attention span, mess up your identity, and leave you with the inability to empathise. Source: Facebook and Social Media Fuel Negativity – Your Positivity Coach