many television news programmes show pictures of events in the news which people find upsetting. While television has a duty to report important news, it should not bring disturbing images into people’s homes.

It is argued that TV news programs should not show images that make audience feel sad while they are responsible for reporting important news events. To a great extent, I agree with this. First of all, presenting upsetting photos bring damages to people’s mental health. When people see those pictures on the television, they may easily fit themselves into the situation, thinking they are the suffered one. It is common when images about accidents or natural disasters are shown the television. Emotions like anxious and depressed hurt our mind, especially for kids since their mindsets are immature and they can be shocked from the scene. Thus, upsetting images have adverse impact on our mental health. In addition, there is not a significant effect on news reporting even if the programs do not post sad images. The news article can still be informative for the audience to know what happened as the photos are simply extra details for the news. A ban on bringing disturbing images into people’s homes neither affect how news reporters fulfill their duties. The news we saw on newspaper most of the time does not include a picture, yet we still understood the content. It is not necessary to put an image to illustrate the news because we can get enough information from the reporters. In conclusion, I understand that pictures give additional information of the news, but they do not play an essential role. In order to protect people from suffering mental illnesses, it is better to not contain photos that will upset us when reporting news.