Question

Some scholars have suggested that the media creates a culture of fear because it often

focuses on the negative effects that certain social conditions can have. For example,
scholars may say that the media may focus on the possibility of an epidemic of an
infectious disease when the probability that it will happen is low. Do you think that the
media creates a culture of fear? Why or why not?​

Answer 1

Yes

Step-by-step explanation:

I believe that media creates a culture of fear because sometimes it focuses only on the negative side. If we really think about the news that are shown on the TV, they are always referring to deaths, robbery, diseases, etc. We need to acknowledge, that the news they show on tv are the ones that interest people and are the ones that are more “eye catching”. That is why they are always focusing on the negative and making things bigger than they actually are. That is why someone who watches news all the time becomes paranoid of the things that may happen in the world.