Keywords
positive news
negative news
yellow news
mimesis
catharsis
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Abstract
Introduction. The speed of translating bad news to each other is almost twice the speed of translating good news. Bad news is better remembered, and people discuss it more often, making their own judgments, judgments, and interpretations. But, chasing the bad news, television fills the society with depression, an atmosphere of spirituality, prospects for the country’s development. Relevance and purpose. The topic of the study is important in the context of maintaining moral health and consolidating Ukrainian society. The purpose of the publication is to clarify the balance of positive and negative news in the news of Ukrainian TV channels «1 + 1», «Inter», ICTV. Methodology. The main method of research is content analysis, which allows to identify trends in Ukrainian news releases, the balance of positive and negative news, the responsibility of newsrooms for the moral health of society. Empirical data were obtained by observing television news in the issues of TSN, «Details», «Facts». Results. The study found that TSN issues resemble a criminal chronicle. 13 years ago, the executive director of the «1+1» channel was Romanian TV host Adrian Sirbu, who imposed the format of «yellow» news, believing that news should be based on scandal, sex, sensations, death, fear and laughter. Since then, the news on the «1+ 1» channel has had just such a character. In the news of TV channels «Inter» and ICTV, a balance of positive and negative news is observed. But the Inter channel avoids calling the conflict in Donbas a war between Russia and Ukraine. Conclusions. If television broadcasts large amounts of murder, rape, immorality, and cynicism on a daily basis, it causes apathy, hopelessness, and despair in society that a normal life can be established in the country. The problem of the balance of positive and negative news should be constantly researched and discussed in society.
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