NEWS AS A TOOL - POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE

News are a powerful tool. These can be positive as well as negative. You
may have read the news about an eighth standard school boy in Gurgaon
near Delhi killing his classmate by shooting. This was a shocking news. It
was a negative news also.
You might have seen news like this in papers.Two people died in a communal
clash in a small town. This is also negative news. This news can further
provoke communities in other parts of the country. Negative news creates a
negative impact.
But if you closely watch the news items in a day’s newspaper, you will find
that there is a mix of positive and negative news. Students of a school visiting
a nearby village and offering them voluntary service in road building is a
positive news. A feature about an NGO devoted to uplift the condition of
street children is another positive item.
News can also be an instrument for development. Many a time it carries a
message to the people. For e.g. a news item such as “Government to give fee
concession to all students up to graduation ”. It is a development news. This
enhances the chances of education for millions of students who cannot afford
it and are thus deprived of higher education.