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#15: Why Is All The News So Negative? And What If It Wasn't?

07 Jan 2020

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⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Special link: https://bit.ly/BlackFridayELFCM25💰  Save 20% AND unlock €500 in English-learning challenges⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, November 30th---Episode #015 - English Learning for Curious MindsWhy Is All The News So Negative? And What If It Wasn't?****Why is the news always full of disasters? What would the world be like if it wasn't?Let's take a look at some of the theories about why the news is always so negative, and imagine what kind of world might exist if it wasn't.In today's episode we cover:What is the point of the news?What is the role of journalism?Who decides the news?If it bleeds, it leads (and why bloody stories always come first)Why are people attracted by negative stories?News organisations as commercial entitiesWhat negative news does to our brainsThe Gandhi Thought ExperimentWhat if our news wasn't so negative? An introduction to solutions-based journalismHow to avoid the negative news cycleKey vocabulary: Famine, Tuning in, Bleak, Commonplace, Untold, Accountable, Noble pursuit, Lead with, Editorial, Prominence, Gravitate, Mortality, Gore, Gloating, Taken for granted, Captivate, Numerous, First and foremost, Eyeballs, Bursting your bubble, Revenue, Gravitating, Skewed, Mindset, Exposed to, Bombarded, Empathise, Bombardment, Perception, Perceived, Minuscule, Recalibrating, Anchoring, Implausible, Glued, Contradictory, Unwed, Back of our minds, Bushfires, Helpless, Advocating, Inspire, Uplift, Strike fear into, Optimistic, Fed up, News cycle, Retreat, Intake, Longer form, Fearmonger, Flicking through, Nutrition, Cut yourself off, Out of the loop, Outweighed, FreshnessJodie Jackson's website: https://www.jodiejackson.com/****Full transcript and key vocabulary available on the website www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/why-is-all-the-news-so-negative-and-what-if-it-wasnt ---You might like:🖤 Black Friday Sale (20% off AND €500 in English-learning challenges) ⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English📧 Join the weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

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