The difference between the two is due to the fact that the mass media prefers news that gets attention, while when you share a story with your friends “you care a lot more about how they react”, Berger explained.

But does all this good news actually make the audience feel better? Not necessarily.

According to a study by researchers at Harvard University, people tend to say more positive things about themselves when they’re talking to a bigger audience, rather than just one person, which helps explain all the perfect vacations that keep showing up on micro blogs. This, researchers found, makes people think that life is unfair and that they’re less happy than their “friends” .

But no worries. There’s a quick and easy way to relieve the depression you get from viewing other people’s seemingly perfect lives - turn on the television and watch the news. There is always someone doing worse than you are.

12. Bad news covers most papers because __________.

A. the public care for reading tragedies

B. mass media want to attract the public’s attention

C. the public intend to express sympathy for victims

D. mass media appeal to the public to help victims

13. Which of the following might be e-mailed most according to Berger?

A. The perfect vacation of your friend.       B. The death of a popular zookeeper.

C. The story of a determined inventor.       D. The flood hitting a small town.

14. We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. bad news always makes people sad

B. people prefer to share bad news with a bigger audience

C. people can relieve the depression by reading good news

D. good news sometimes has negative influence

15. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Good News Spreads Fast              B. Bad News Spreads Fast

C. The Effect of Bad News               D. The Power of Good News

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