Pope Frances

“I am convinced that we have to break the vicious circle of anxiety and stem the spiral of fear resulting from a constant focus on ‘bad news,’ ” the pope said in a Jan. 24 message. “This has nothing to do with spreading misinformation that would ignore the tragedy of human suffering, nor is it about a naive optimism blind to the scandal of evil.”

Nevertheless, the pope warned against a media industry that believes good news won’t sell and uses human tragedy and evil as mere entertainment. Back in December the Pope was even more blunt when he said those who focus on muckraking or who spread fake news risked becoming like those who have a fascination with excrement!

I’m with the pope on this issue. News outlets busy themselves in a ring-around-the-rosy with the outrage du jour, while neglecting positive and constructive news.
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