By CAPT. WILLIAM E. SIMPSON First Published August 8, 2013 Updated:February 6, 2015
Whether we realize it or not, or wish to acknowledge it or not, the news media has a definite effect upon our personal psychology. It also affects our mood, and that in turn affects many other things, including how we feel about ourselves. It also affects our views and perspective of the world around us.
None of us wants to believe that someone else has control over how we think, but nonetheless, we are affected, by design.
It’s obvious that there is a lot of good news out there; in fact, there’s at least as much good news as there is bad news. So why do the news media outlets selectively pump-out mostly bad news?
