Is media scaring people?

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I have got this question in my mind for several days.Actually the main aim of media is to inform people of the events taking place.. But my question is are they informing people or misguiding them? Everytime I see a paper or switch to a news channel they always tell the bad news.Why do they tell that? why don't they tell about good news.Recently India is suffering from Swineflu attack.If treated properly swineflu is not at all a dangerous one but the media is making it an epidemic and they are scaring the public.Daily many of the patients are being treated and they are recovering and 2-3 people are dying because of some reason.This media instead of concentrating on the no of people being saved they are talking about the no of people dying.. I thought that the objective of media is to make people feel better but actually they are scaring people with misfacts.Yesterday a person had some symptoms of swine flu.Even doctors didn't confirm if its case of flu but press did confirm it and published an article sayin Swineflu is extending its hands into several districts. Not only in this matter but in every thing they are doing like this.What do you say? Do you feel in the same way or is it just my own imagination?