News Headlines

is the local news much more depressing to watch than the "world news"? since world news is reporting on oil companies or some war in some far off region …how the local news is more depressing or not and how compares in depressing stories between USA and Britain and why?

please give explain and give any examples if you can

thanks for your answers!

First off, you have to admit that stories are much more likely to make local/international news if it’s something bad. Of course there are stories about achievements and other positive news such as the Royal Wedding, but readers and viewers tend to be more interested in the bad news because those can negatively affect their future.

I would say that international news is more depressing right now. Many countries in the Middle East are staging protests against the government, so most of the action is there. And while they are fighting for good causes, it’s still depressing because lives are being lost and everything. Also, Japan is still recovering from the earthquake damage. So I would say that world news is more depressing at the moment than local British or American news.

Typical local News Headlines in Britan right now:
Barcelona beating Manchester to win Champions League http://bbc.in/mGxTHP
Problems with a rail line http://bbc.in/ksYjBA
Measles epidemic in Britan http://bit.ly/msXzJb

Typical local news headlines in USA right now:
National Basketball Association finals http://bit.ly/kr8i6v
Tornadoes that have killed over 500 people this year http://bo.st/juTLKe
Crime and the unemployment rate http://on.wsj.com/jMBE1s

I would say that Britain and America’s stories are both not that harsh, but since the tornadoes are going on in the southern US, that might be slightly more depressing.

Read the rest of this entry »

The legendary Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is supposedly an ape-like creature that inhabits forests. Though most scientists discount its existence, “sightings” continue to pop up. Here are the top 10.

Read the rest of this entry »

A Pakistani journalist who investigated al-Qaida’s alleged infiltration of the navy and told a rights activist he’d been threatened by the country’s intelligence agencies was found dead Tuesday. Police said his body showed signs of torture.

Read the rest of this entry »

Kids planning to attend San Diego’s July 4 celebration may want to go elsewhere after a judge ruled that anyone wanting to shoot off fireworks in the city is bound by California’s environmental laws

Read the rest of this entry »

House Republicans have engineered the defeat of their own proposed $2.4 trillion increase in the debt limit, a political gambit designed to reinforce a demand for spending cuts to accompany any future increase in government borrowing.

Read the rest of this entry »

Read the rest of this entry »

Intel unveiled a new category of laptops that it says will include the best features of tablets as the world’s top chipmaker struggles to find its footing in the exploding market for mobile gadgets.

Read the rest of this entry »

Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s trial on charges that he paid for sex with an underage Moroccan teenager then used his office to try to cover it up has resumed in a Milan courtroom after a two-month break.

Read the rest of this entry »

Home prices have reached their lowest points since the housing bubble burst in 2006, driven down by foreclosures, a glut of unsold homes and the reluctance or inability of many to buy. …

Read the rest of this entry »