Hmm. I think as Americans, we have somewhat force fed news that is extremely negative for most of our lives so unless we are seeing/hearing/reading stories that generate a negative feeling such as fear, sadness, etc., we don't feel satisfied. "The world is also portrayed as having so much bad that you just expect the stories to convey that to you."

I think that there are a lot of people out there, however, that do not watch the news because of how negative it is. I rarely watch the news because 75% of the stories are about murder or some type of violence. I think positive news could sell if it was marketed right….