Should new editors decide what to broadcast on TV &what to print in the newspapers?

Newspapers and televisions have not only been a great source of information but also of entertainment. For the past four centuries, tremendous growth has been accounted in the media industry. But whether, this news published by the newspaper or broadcasted by the television holds some ground or is simply made by the media industry has become a bone of contention for the last few decades. In my opinion, there are certainly various factors that are kept in mind by the editors before releasing the information publicly.

First of all, editors are not the only people who are responsible for promulgating the news in the society. Many political parties, judiciary systems, corporate businesses and other affluent people of the society govern what should be released as "news" from media. Media industries have to abide by the rules formulated by the all these governing bodies of the society.

Secondly, media industries run by popularity and people's demand. There is abysmal competition in today's world market in all these sectors and at every level. So to cope up with such competition and to be on the top ,the broadcasters have no choice but to publish news that is biased. People want to know what is all sensational and latest. Therefore, broadcasters too , telecast only what people want to see, without wasting money and time. In order to do this, they naturally focus more on bad news such as crime, natural disasters, illness, bomb blasts, plane crash, frauds etc. because it's human tendency to get lured by sufferings more than anything else.

So now the question arises, whether have we become used to the bad news?? In my opinion, we do become desensitized if we hear the same type of news everyday. So to add some variety and to spice things up editors should provide their readers with a good blend of good and bad news. By providing a different positive perspective of the usual everyday news they will be able to ward off the growing competition too.

Hence to conclude I would say that the news that reach to us is not always a real news. The freedom of providing genuine information and news to the public is grossly constrained by the interests of many influential groups of the society. Therefore, people of the nation should not form an opinion about anything based merely on the facts provided by the newspaper or television.

Secondly, media industry relies heavily on popularity and demand.


... good points... where are the examples? You need to back your reasons with specific examples and none of your body paragraphs contain such examples :)


.... add to some flavor and glamour

Why didn't you post the prompt? It's difficult to understand what it expects from you unless we read it. Is this one agree/ disagree essay?


.... It is not clear what these bad news are.... Reader wonders whether you mean to say that they don't reveal the truth or they are unethical etc. Be more specific!

Also, I feel your examples should be more specific to support your reasoning if this essay is intended for IELTS or TOEFL.

The topic is" news editors decide what to broadcast on tv and what to print in newspaper. What factors do you think influence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Would it be better if more good news were reported?. Discuss.

Dumi- thank you so much for correcting my mistakes. Also I was wondering, is it highly recommended to give examples for IELTS even if the essay is going beyond the given word limit. My essay is longer than the given word limit of 250, so should I cut it short and give examples?

... that's it :D Without this piece, it was really hard to comment :D
Now I think you write very well and also you have tackled the prompt well.


Well ... for this task, the minimum word count is 250. You can go up to any length if you can manage time. So you really don't have to worry about having a lengthy essay, but need to worry about handling time. Also, examples are very important for your IELTS socre.

Thanks a lot Pahan. I actually gave examples but before posting the essay here I removed them because I thought the essay is too lengthy.