What a Scary World?

Our discussion post this week was titled, "Is the world more dangerous than it used to be?" and this had me thinking about the recent mass shootings around the country. Gun control is a big debated topic in the recent weeks (THIS POST IS NOT GOING TO EXPRESS MY VIEWS ON GUN CONTROL). Much of the media around the the last month has focused on the mass shootings, and it should focus on these tragedies and the news surrounding each one. However, much of the media today only focuses on the bad parts of our world. From global warming issues to big crimes committed, to celebrity scandals, but what if the media focused primarily on the good things that happened in our world. People are scared of what COULD happen because of what they see in the news. Sometimes, crime is fueled through what criminals see in the news. Many people are getting arrested because they see whats happening with the mass shootings and think, "I can do better than that". Obviously the media isn't trying to fuel these individuals into thinking like that and possibly influencing them to act on that arrogance, but is there a way to prevent this? People need to know what is happening around the world, good and bad, but it should be possible to report the news without influencing criminals to act on their arrogance. I just don't know how media professionals will be able to do that. Keep the news interesting, but not give criminals the idea of how to commit crime.