Wednesday, 2 December 2009
The way I see it is the Medias job to put headlines that get the publics attention to inform them with shocking headlines.EVERYONE knows that climate change is BIG issue! The point is do people care?
I think people are aware of climate change and don’t care. They don’t contribute to making it a better sustainable planet. If people had to choose between a sustainable program or the X-factor finals they will more than lightly choose X factor..
The media has a job to do they need to make money and have targets and figures to reach , which involves how many papers they sold or what T.V has the most views.
This will not happen if it’s on sustainable development because its not catching the viewers eyes.
I don’t think the media are doing enough to promote sustainable development but they can not risk writing headlines and putting shows ahead because they may in deed loose out on a lot of money.
Time is money and the media can’t waste time on wondering to write about sustainable development and if it’s going to be a big seller of the month. It is not time consuming and it is not money wise, which is pretty sad.. Watching X-factor doesn’t make the world a better place or improve your life the slightest bit
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Why is it, do you think, that many people don't care about climate change? Is it because we are talking about long-term issues and timescales. Perhaps we are more interested in the here-and-now, rather than the future.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with what u is saying. I think people care about present moment and time, You cannot predict what may happen in future for example, when travelling on public transport you feel anxious.. Especially when it is busy!
ReplyDeleteAs a 21st century country we did not know the London boming was going to happen or the 9/11. When the tragic accidents accrued we weren’t prepared as a 21st centre country to deal with such things. . Now we are still dealing with the consequences of being scared in public, the accidents have happened hundreds of people have died.
NOW people want to make changes to prevent it happening again.
This could be the same with the green house global effect; people may take action after the damage is already done. I say prevention is better than cure.