We get a lot of feedback from readers who complain that there’s never any good news in the paper.
All we ever seem to publish is crime, corruption and other depravity. Why can’t we print something positive every once in while?
Well, we do, and more frequently than every once in a while.
Scholastic Superstars, Kid Wonders and Northeast Woman are but a few examples.
The Times-Tribune is chock full of positive stories, but it’s easy to overlook them if you’re a typical news consumer.
While I dislike generalization, the average news consumer gravitates toward stories of crime, corruption and (especially) depravity.
Innumerable studies have borne this out, and you can see it every day in the most-read stories at thetimes-tribune.com.
Parents accused of keeping their toddler son in a mock coffin in the basement will always outpace a 14-year-old honor student who sacrifices her summer vacation to build new homes for flood victims.
That’s why bad news often dominates the main pages of newspapers, and why we don’t cover planes that don’t crash. Readers love bad news. They hate admitting it. – Chris
