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Hello and welcome to shape today from the museum for coming in berlin the good old days may have been good for many reasons but back then it was not easy to stay up to date with the news you had to buy a newspaper or wait for the even use to find out what has happened in the world today we see and really about everything immediately and practically at 1st hand and what do we learn from all this the world is bad walls in conflicts everywhere dictators send criminals hatred and violence terror persecution and displacement and death and epidemics the 27 feet of horrible news its definitely not healthy heres an example. On april 15th 2013 in the Boston Marathon was under way when suddenly 2 homemade bombs exploded near the finish line the terrorist attack killed 3 people and injured hundreds in the aftermath many people suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms including panic attacks insomnia and depression. A study found that some of these people had only been exposed to Media Coverage of the attack in a few cases their symptoms were worse than those of eyewitnesses. Terrorism war poverty crime disease and disasters all over the world there are tragedies and accidents that make us afraid. We used to read about what goes on in the world or hear about it on the radio. Now it is news rick. Has us along with the vivid images in gruesome detail. Studies show how bad news makes the heart rate and skin conductance rise more than good news does. More research is needed into the impact on our house. Today im talking to. You again here a little news surfing and post something terrible happens even very far away and people surf the web obsessive liefer news why are we so addicted to a few another decision now we are truly addicted i wouldnt necessarily agree with that statement why. Do you think theres always an element of comparison an. Incident in space on this specially because of social media. Constantly engaged in some form of comparison if bad news also gives us an opportunity to compare and contrast indecent compared to terrible things going on in the world you might feel Something Like a sense of relief. And class your own life might feel pretty sad at the moment but in comparison to all the disasters out that it might seem more bearable. Type to here shine lets look at the story that has affected us all in 2020 the Novel Coronavirus cause in covert 19 weve spent the last few months consuming news about deaths infection rates bottlenecks in medical care interesting and public life the virus is like a specter an invisible threat that its making its mark on our daily lives and that scares a lot of people. Crises often trigger specific fears and diffuse anxieties and they can spread from person to person. When people see pictures of empty supermarket shelves or reports of a travel ban they might stock up on goods and buy much more than less of. By the way in english squirrel stockpile in germany its hamsters this is really a god empty shelves signal things are going to get nothing to eat. Its called squirreling away supplies because thats what squirrels do to get through the winter. Is it not in terms of the Historical Development of humankind its been an important signal for us to stop you dont start up you might not survive. So the panic buying can be seen as an act taken in an attempt to reduce anxiety. Our distant ancestors probably all say folk and need to be on top of things to stay in control. Nowadays watching the news day and night is perhaps an attempt to regain control over the trouble is it tends to boost anxiety t. V. News takers are said to be particularly unsettling its a good idea not to watch the news all the time but a check in just once a day and to maintain a critical distance can what theyre saying be true does it make sense. To sources of information that a serious reliable and honest half truths fake news we it claims are punishes they can get on the our skin. If you will sketch youre more easily duped. In the movie. When youre frightened of something you perceive and everything connected to it much more vividly than others who wander afraid of it your sister situation your might be more liable to get new information to heart and fall for claims that are actually absurd in fire or use it for. When the while just feels bad and bad a change of perspective can help is there another way to think about whats going on the friends and relatives have interesting ideas. Debating the issues roughly. Acting on other interpretations can sometimes help to deescalate the tension and restore a measure of composure. That i spend i dont know if youre standing in line at a store and someone does not observe social distancing or r. J. Rules what do you do. In times like these peoples personalities tend to show through more clearly because in all their different varieties i say its extremely important to stay call humans deal with such situations defensively. As a question for. Another helpful idea is to think about the time after the pandemic when you could go out with friends again. Both go on holiday. You can start thinking about where you want to go. If you really cant muster the energy to think of a Brighter Future that could be a sign signori if gloom and fear predominate get help in the moment and. As much if youre always worried and brooding and that is taking over your daily life if you can no longer pursue the normal activities of daily life you cant sleep in your consumed by anxiety to get there with course there are very good reasons to be concerned if you feel you arent functioning properly then its time to seek a life. Does this mean. Look at human if you can manage a laugh you might feel like to know you cant really force it just think about the mad rush to acquire toilet paper we all heard about early in the crisis. Come here for the toilet paper craze was basically a random event which just happened by chance people dont go to the toilet more in a crisis its just irrational. I didnt have to be the case that this would become the focus of so much attention not everybody talking and thinking about it its too. But to stockpile toilet paper theres so much old paper to be recycled why on earth should there be a supply bottleneck its just a rational my goodness i want to come get us tonight so the best thing is to try to keep the fire and thoughts about it at bay. Researchers in qatar conducted a very interesting experiment test subjects were asked to read current news on the internet any news could result they mainly selected the bad news and ignore the good news so is it our own fault if we focus on bad news india and a Record Number of well coronavirus cases on sunday hundreds of elephants found dead in recent well being described as nonstop bad news is the world really in such a thoroughly terrible state or country in the region. Of course the current coronavirus pandemic is indeed an extraordinary global crisis. But if you take a longer term view you see there have been many positive trends infant mortality has never been lower. And the number of People Killed in natural disasters has been averaging downwards and taught still we often get the impression things are just getting worse and worse myself included even though as a journalist i dont just consume news but i also help shape it. Why are we more sensitive to bad news doesnt have something to do with the brain im on my way to see neuroscientist martin. She has researched precisely these questions. And so here i wanted to go the brain process is negative news faster better and more intensively than positive or neutral news on to us we also remember it better in terms of evolutionary biology and processing negative information better than positive information has been helpful because in the age of the saber check tiger and woolly mammoth missing a piece of bad news might well mean thats it for you how. Studies have shown that test subjects from different parts of the world became more excited and owner. As soon as they were shown bad news regardless of their looking shin and culture. Many Media Outlets use this effect to their advantage negative headlines sell more copies and get more clips. Studies show that the media are publishing more and more of that news this specially online. Meaning. This isnt about how is it a problem if the media revel in bad news. And ask the us 1st and foremost it makes us all have negative expectations so we go through life with the worldview in which we assume the world is worse than it really is. To us. Was the impact of media reports can be extremely strong take the Boston Marathon bomb attack and 2013 for example some people who followed the news obsessive stressed and frightened and others who had been physically present. So what does this mean as does elsas us 1st of all it makes people less likely to take action you might think the realisation that we all have a world view thats too negative would actually prompt people to become more active but many psychological studies have shown that that is precisely not the case and guides i just pop whats more it can promote chronic stress we know that chronic stress can be a factor in many diseases including diabetes cardiovascular diseases and Mental Illnesses such as depression how can be depressed when you doubt it then placed. The coronavirus pandemic is a good example after months of bad news many people have grown weary of the crisis they feel helpless and wish things would go back to normal. As a journalist i have to consider whether i might be contributing to other people having a misguided view of the world what can the media. Do better. Journalists could ask themselves what now. In addition to the usual who what where when why and they could pursue the matter further do more research and focusing on what can we do about it. Is a horse its still important to describe a problem but then go on to talk about possible solutions. Ask people for their ideas always keeping in mind the question how can we solve the problem. Current. Inspired by her research. Perspective daily a constructive online magazine which complements news stories d with ideas for solutions but its not just Media Outlets that could or should change we can all do something good for ourselves and our brain. And you dont have to reach for your phone or turn on the t. V. Or radio as soon as he wake up you dont have to consume information nonstop and we can be more discerning in our use of the media helped obviously. It is also a good idea to choose media that are trustworthy and present the news in a responsible and sober manner. As a for the sake of your brain and your wellbeing access the news wisely and you can also simply take a break from it all. To get used to be hard to get news now were subjected to a flood of news 247 how is that affecting us returns. Think were not really able to process all the images or news were bombarded with in an inappropriate way emotionally mentally. And the 100. 00 leads to overstimulation a fool