– You get worried. It gives me little hope for the future, says Hedda-Elida Johansen (16). She reads the news daily. Usually through the various news channels on Snapchat, but she also follows online newspapers and news on TV. In recent years there has been a lot. Corona, natural disasters, war, hunger and death. The various crises have affected large parts of the news picture. The 16-year-old finds it sad to read all these cases that abound in the media at the moment. – I can sense that you are demotivated and worried about where it will end, says Johansen. Wants fact-based news The 16-year-old feels safe in Norway, but what is happening in the world worries her. She thinks it’s sad to think that so many people are suffering now. – You get a little down when you read the news and are surrounded by images of depravity, war and death, she says. The 16-year-old believes that the news picture is dark, and finds it sad to read all these cases that abound in the media at the moment. Photo: private Johansen believes the media plays a lot on emotions to arouse interest in the reader. She believes this is unnecessary in many cases. – I think they could deliver pure facts without cultivating unnecessary fear with gruesome illustrations and videos. I would like to keep up to date, but there is no reason to be alarmed by it, says Johansen. Do you think the news picture is too much affected by war and conflicts? Yes, I get tired of reading the news. Yes, but I think it is important that the misery comes to the fore. No, what is happening is serious. The media should write more about this! No, I think the balance is good. Show result She emphasizes that she does not think the media should hide what is happening in the world, or that it is a pity for her because she has to read about sad fates. On the other hand, she thinks that the media’s way of presenting news sometimes seems to be to create fear, clicks or reactions. – The media are very good at playing on emotions to arouse interest in the reader, she believes. We have asked several young people how the news image affects them. Swipe to read what they say: Tomine Fredrikke Hagen Løvstad – When I think about it, it really hits home for me. It’s sad that so many people go through such bad things. They lose their families and their homes. But it also makes me grateful that I live in such a good country.Davime Katembo – It makes me a little sad. It’s sad that it has to happen with violence, and that they can’t talk to each other. Mio Lilleheier Breivik – I read a lot of news on my mobile, and then it seems very close, even if it isn’t. It comes very close. You get a little down when you hear about it several times a day. Mirroring the world as it is Head of Department in the news editorial staff at VG, Helle Skjervold, says the editorial staff at VG think thoroughly about how to convey war and disaster events. – Unfortunately, both war and disasters are part of the society we live in, and there is nothing VG can choose to ignore when we prioritize which issues we will cover, says Skjervold. She says that they constantly make assessments on how to present the news. For example, they always make an additional assessment of whether the most brutal images should be published. Photo: Skjermdump / VG Photo: Skjermdump / VG Photo: Skjermdump / VG According to Skjervold, VG feels that young readers are concerned with finding out when major events occur, such as the war between Hamas and Israel. She does not believe that they play on the public’s emotions when they cover war, conflict and disasters. She also says that VG’s journalism must first and foremost be factual. – There are enough outrageous events in the world, journalism does not need to play it up or exaggerate, says Skjervold. Three years of gloomy news Neither direct editor for the News Division in news, Kathrine Hammerstad, believes that they play on the public’s emotions when they cover war and conflicts in the world. – In a troubled world, it is all the more important that we rather work consciously and dedicatedly to reduce people’s feelings of fear and hopelessness. For news, it is important to have a fact-driven coverage of what is happening, bring out different perspectives, sources and views so that we in Norway understand the underlying war as best as possible, according to the direct editor. – We know that the public in general, but young people in particular, are affected by three years of gloomy news. – We also work dedicatedly with verification of content, since we know that there is a lot of fake news, disinformation and manipulated and constructed image material in war, says Kathrine Hammerstad, direct editor at news’s News Division. Photo: Christian Breidlid / news – Our mission is to inform, document and shed light on the war and the underlying conflict, their consequences and enable our audience to understand what is happening and make up their own minds, says Hammerstad. – We have a special task of describing and elucidating the consequences of warfare for civilians and individuals on both sides of the conflict. This means that we must also tell about human suffering, because this is important both to document the consequences and to understand how the brutality of war affects civilians, says Hammerstad.
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