Why is the news so negative? Inside our negativity bias
A media researcher explains why headlines are so negative and how it affects us; students analyze real headlines and try solutions journalism.
C1Adults55 minPodcast
About this lesson
A C1 listening lesson (podcast). Dialogues and stories to listen to, with transcripts, speed control and ready-made questions.
- Level
- C1
- Skill
- Listening
- Type
- Podcast
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 55 minutes
- Topic
- Media & news
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Listening (read aloud), Multiple choice, Gap-fill, Word order
- Key words
- a negativity bias, cynical, distorted, switch off, rigorously, child mortality, breaking news
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Follow research evidence and the speaker's argument in a podcast about the media
- Evaluate news headlines critically and rewrite a story constructively