https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g How does the negativity instinct impact the media coverage of poverty around the world? en-us 2022-10-14 17:34:50 UTC 2026-03-15 07:45:04 UTC hello@padlet.com obrie341 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2347216167 Project manager - Maddi OBrien
Tech support - Jad Khayyati
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Duplicate monitor - Trinity Maturen
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This journal entry shows the public view on poverty though the years, and how it is reported in the media. It shows the change from helpless to lazy and different ways it is represented. This source doesn't mention specific places, but it shows many perspectives on media coverage of poverty. ]]> 2022-10-20 15:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349288780 patelr51 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349726182 Summary: As shown in the illustration, the heart is telling the brain to look at the piles of "good" pebbles to the left. The brain, only focusing on the one "bad" pebble using a magnifying glass, replies to the heart saying, "Now now! Can't you see I'm busy?!" 

Explanation: This illustration does a great job at defining the negativity instinct, which is the first part of our focused question. We hyper focus on negative news that we ignore the positive news and do not realize how much good there is - our heart tells us to focus more on the good, but our mind tells us the opposite, to only focus on the bad because it is our unconscious habit. ]]> 2022-10-20 20:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349726182 obrie341 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349818944

Often when someone thinks of poverty an image similar to this comes to mind. This is how the negativity instinct is portrayed in media. Although this does not explain a specific place, it is more often than not the image someone sees when searching poverty in other areas around the world.]]> 2022-10-20 23:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349818944 obrie341 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349828009



This song is an example of the negativity instinct on media coverage because it is basically saying that people who are in poverty do not even know what Christmas is and that nothing grows over there. This is also showing the gap instinct of him v them. ]]> 2022-10-20 23:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349828009 obrie341 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349846087

This Ted talk is about the medias coverage on poverty and its negative impacts on Africa. He explains how the media shows small incidences of aid that billions of dollars get poured into small things, and that the western view is that Africa is in despair and that they desperately need aid. This will be helpful in the project because it talks about the general media coverage view on poverty in another continent.

]]> 2022-10-20 23:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349846087 obrie341 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349937934

In this survey most people thought that drug abuse and medial bills were major causes of poverty and that not doing enough is a bigger cause of poverty than circumstances. These negative views impact everyone in poverty because it categorizes them all in a view of not doing enough and how everyone perceives them. ]]> 2022-10-21 01:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2349937934 patelr51 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2351042147 Summary: Bono, the speaker of this TedTalk, shows inspiring data (data that has not been widely shared through the media) that shows that we are making progress towards the end of poverty - his goal is to educate others on the facts, on the positives that most fail to recognize, and to share an optimistic view. For example, Bono displayed a line chart and explained how the number of people living in extreme poverty has declined from 43 percent in 1990 to 21 percent in 2010 - the percentage of people living in extreme poverty halved in twenty years. As shown on another line chart Bono displayed, it is predicted that by the year 2030, the percentage of people living in extreme poverty will be near or at 0 percent. 

Explanation: I chose to include this TedTalk because this TedTalk connects to our focused question in that it reminds us that the media focuses on extremes of poverty, and not on the improvements the world has made - the good news - on poverty, which is why most of us do not know about them. Bono helps to point out common misconceptions and educates us by providing optimistic statistics and facts. ]]> 2022-10-21 17:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2351042147 smitalex https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2357580903 This chapter shows some of the history of how the media has covered people experiences poverty, including pointing out the lack of coverage provided consistently. ]]> 2022-10-26 16:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2357580903 smitalex https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2357589205 This is an example of a website for a non-profit organization. This page explains what hunger is, who may be hungry, and what we can do to help. ]]> 2022-10-26 16:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2357589205 smitalex https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2357598430 This song is does an amazing job of showing poverty in our lives. This opening verse does a FANTASTIC job of showing an everyday situation of someone on the street needing help but citizens ignoring her. Why are we quicker to help those is need in areas farther away from us rather than those in our own community? ]]> 2022-10-26 16:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2357598430 smitalex https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2357621458 This article shows how specific language is used to convey conceptions regarding poverty. ]]> 2022-10-26 16:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2357621458 smitalex https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2357647847 This video is titled "this is poverty" and it is showing everyday people that could easily live my, or your, community that consider themselves living in poverty. ]]> 2022-10-26 16:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2357647847 lukealys https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361131576 This article distinguishes the facts and myths over the issue of poverty. Writer Nafissatou Ndiaye states that poverty can mean many different things in a wide variety of different contexts. It's evident from this article that poverty doesn't have one clear definition. However, the article does state that poverty is a problem in the United States, but EXTREME poverty is in fact not an issue, even though the media portrays it to be. Before the pandemic set progress back, extreme poverty was steadily declining for almost 25 years!]]> 2022-10-28 21:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361131576 lukealys https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361135900 Economic security programs reduce overall poverty. Between 1970 and 2017 the poverty rate fell for all groups of people. It seems that these economic security programs have become a lot more effective in reducing poverty and racial disparities over the last five decades, according to this article. ]]> 2022-10-28 21:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361135900 lukealys https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361145239 This graph shows how the majority of Americans say social media has a negative affect on the way we see the country today. Across all political parties, there's a trend that social media has a more negative then positive affect on the way we view the country. However, even though we are aware of the negative affects the media has on us today, we continue to be consumed by it. ]]> 2022-10-28 21:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361145239 lukealys https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361147188 In this song, singer Madison Beer expresses how social media has both its positive and its negatives when it comes to its affect on an individual. Beer explains how its our choice to become self-aware of the media's purpose and notice when social networking starts to become harmful. 

]]> 2022-10-28 21:49:15 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361147188 lukealys https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361149118 This cartoon portrays the idea that distortions tend to go viral on social media. The media plays a tremendous influence on our daily lives today. We believe whatever it is we might see on the internet, no matter how misleading this information can be. Consuming false and misleading information in the media, leads to distorted views of the world. ]]> 2022-10-28 21:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361149118 moranhad1 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361229604 In this article it is talking about how CNN and MSNBC have decreased their coverage on material about poverty and inequalities in the world. In 2016, 7 different news provider programs decreased their media coverage about poverty and inequalities by 40% (Harrington, 2016). Even though some media outlets are decreasing and very few of them are increasing their coverage on this topic it still relates to our overall question because this decrease in media coverage about poverty is directly fueling the idea of the negativity instinct. Due to the poor media coverage on this topic it allows people to continue to view our world negatively and think that there is no fixing the poverty levels in this world but in reality our poverty levels are getting better and so is our world. WIthout proper media coverage people will not realize this and continue to fall under the negativity instinct. 

]]> 2022-10-29 01:41:02 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361229604 moranhad1 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361233920 This picture represents how our world and its media coverage is focused to please the viewer when it there should be more coverage on real issues that are happening in our world. 

]]> 2022-10-29 01:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361233920 moranhad1 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361234994 This article describes the idea that certain media coverage might cause those in poverty to feel stuck and unseen. ]]> 2022-10-29 01:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361234994 moranhad1 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361237668

In this article the author describes the problem with how our society talks about poverty in the media. The way that poverty is talked about in the media makes it seem like it is an illness or disease and not a worldwide issue that needs to be talked about. The author goes into discussing that the word choice that media companies use when talking about poverty makes a big difference to understand the tone to this issue. Even though these journalists are working for a company with specific views they should be showing how serious this issue is and sharing with people on how to fix it. These journalists and news companies are using their source of media to once again fuel the negativity instinct by using their language in their coverage to convey this issue incorrectly when they should be showing our progress and including other ways to help continue to help the already decreasing poverty rates. 

]]> 2022-10-29 02:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361237668 moranhad1 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361239917 This article lists five ways how art can help impoverished individuals by helping them stay engaged in school, helping them get into college, a place to express themselves, and even give them a source of employment. The author also mentions that art can be a source that brings awareness to the negativity instinct relating to poverty and help other be aware of this issue in a positive way. Through art we can change the worlds perception on poverty and visually show the people the truth. Since the negativity impact is so prevalent in the media we can use art to change people’s point of view by opening their eyes and combating the negativity instinct visually through art. 

]]> 2022-10-29 02:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361239917 khayyati https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361757079 This article explains how poverty is viewed by a lot of people and how wrong this view can be. It explains that poverty does not necessarily correlate with a poor work ethic but it's sometimes a necessary stepping stone in peoples lives.]]> 2022-10-29 22:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361757079 khayyati https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361758704 This image goes hand in hand with my first post. It debunks this misconception that poor people are poor because they don't want to work.]]> 2022-10-29 22:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361758704 khayyati https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361760331 This video explains that there's a general misconception that poverty is getting worst. The optimistic point of view it gives is similar to Rosling's. They say that the precentage of poor people has gone down from 44% to 10% in roughly 30 years which is amazing.]]> 2022-10-29 22:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361760331 khayyati https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361761392 This source is my favorite because who doesn't love BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY. He goes through several myths/misconceptions surrounding poverty including some that surprised me. Some myths he debunks line up with those Rosling tries to debunk including child mortality going by a lot in Africa.]]> 2022-10-29 22:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361761392 khayyati https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361762477 This graph confirms what Bill Nye and Rosling have been saying. Not only is the number of poor people decreasing but the number of extremely poor people is also decreasing. Seeing graphs like this help fight the negative ideas we have about our current world and helps push a more optimistic view.]]> 2022-10-29 22:58:28 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2361762477 maturent https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362318059 This article discusses the statistics of media coverage of global poverty and how lacking the United States is in its awareness of other countries around the world. It discusses how the 0.2% of news coverage that addresses global poverty impacts US citizens which directly plays into our big question regarding the negativity instinct because there is such minimal news coverage that most people are not being exposed to accurate data and the very minimal information they have is the perfect example of how the negative instinct can become so widespread.]]> 2022-10-30 20:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362318059 maturent https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362324125 This art work addresses inaccurate stereotypes of the countries and cities in Africa and inaccurate/skewed media coverage is significantly responsible for this. The piece is a combination of the inaccurate portrayal of African countries mixed with the more accurate portrayal including all the cities that are thriving in Africa, contrary to what most Americans believe.]]> 2022-10-30 20:22:05 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362324125 maturent https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362328219 This TED Talk challenges a very controversial topic about those in poverty, something that many people agree with today- that the poor have something mentally wrong with them to continue to make the same decisions that keep them in poverty. The speaker combats this false mindset and explains in depth the mentality one has when in poverty as well as the fact that "poverty isn't a mindset, it's a lack of cash." This directly connects to false assumptions made about poverty in our big question.]]> 2022-10-30 20:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362328219 maturent https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362332247 This article discusses the dangers of fake news and misinformation in the media and how it can significantly impact a populations' ability to accept fact as truth. This causes extremely negative consequences as people cannot even accept proven fact which connects to conformation bias. This article looks at American poverty and how inaccurate media coverage can be dangerous.]]> 2022-10-30 20:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362332247 maturent https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362334555 This article discusses the most commonly believed myths and misconceptions about poverty around the world. Some of these misconceptions are taught through inaccurate media coverage that play into the negativity instinct as well as false stereotypes of global poverty.]]> 2022-10-30 20:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362334555 walla434 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362357821 This article describes how the news nowadays focuses on the more negative aspects of the world. It goes into detail explaining how people gravitate towards negative news rather than positive.

Pick #1

Explanation: I picked this article as my top source because I think it does the best job at describing the negativity instinct. This article can be directly related back to some of Rosling's teachings. It does a great job at addressing a problem that not many other articles do, which is the media itself.]]> 2022-10-30 21:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362357821 walla434 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362363120 This article discusses how the media's poverty coverage has shifted over the past few years. This shift in media coverage has influenced policies and laws. By having this media coverage be negative, it affects the world around us.

Pick #3

Explanation: I chose this article as my third source because it discusses the shift in media coverage. It provides a good explanation of why media coverage has changed and what there can be done.]]> 2022-10-30 21:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362363120 walla434 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362366267 This TED talk talks about how the world needs to change their view on poverty. Ranita Ray describes how she went to impoverished areas and her experiences and how it is nothing like how the media portrays it.]]> 2022-10-30 21:50:01 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362366267 walla434 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362369835 This article has numerous infographics depicting the wealth inequality in America. Looking at these infographics, it really puts it all into perspective about how dangerous this large inequality is.]]> 2022-10-30 21:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362369835 walla434 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362374482 To me this comic by Clay Bennett depicts how the news is today for us. Everyday people are expecting something bad to happen because that is what the news usually reports. I think this comic is also an accurate depiction of most people's concern when thinking about what might be in the news. 

Pick #2

Explanation: I chose this comic as my second source because I believe that it is a good representation of how we all feel today. There do not seem to be many comic depicting how we feel towards the news. This comic can be directly related to how the negativity instinct affects media around the world.]]> 2022-10-30 22:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2362374482 patelr51 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2365352705 The ratio of the number of people living in extreme poverty to the number of people not living in extreme poverty has dramatically gotten smaller since the 1820's - this graph does a good job at countering the commonly held assumption that the global poverty issue has not improved. ]]> 2022-11-01 17:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2365352705 patelr51 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2365353222 Summary: The main sections of this report that are most helpful in answering our focused question are the sections titled “Working with the ‘traditional’ media” and “New media, new opportunities”. These sections discuss how poverty is under-reported and inadequately reported in the media for a range of reasons, how the media tends to focus on the extremes of poverty, why people who have had firsthand experiences of poverty should have their stories told, and how increased communication through new media has allowed for more opportunities to develop better public understanding of the global poverty issue and generating pressure for change. 

Explanation: I decided to include this report as one of my three main sources to answer our focused question because it goes into depth behind why we have these misconceptions about the issue of poverty around the world. The report also discusses what should be shown and told in the media to educate the public.  

]]> 2022-11-01 17:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2365353222 patelr51 https://padlet.com/majorproject2B/djbih0vu60ujr31g/wish/2365359005 The author, Stuart Soroka, discusses how the potential costs of negative information far outweigh the potential benefits of positive information, why news agencies value negative information (primarily because of increased sales), news viewers’ psychophysiological reactions to negative news and positive news, and how focusing on negative information is a reasonable way of managing a complex news environment.

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