But the truth is, people in general want to hear good news, but only if there is some bad news to go along with it once in awhile. In the absence of bad news, some people will go out of their way to dig some up.
Some people take that message to heart.
They'll make some bad news if there's none going on. Given a choice between good news and bad news, most people, it seems, will take the bad news every time. But Paul Harvey is quick to point out that his network once tried broadcasting a program devoted solely to good news. The program survived just 13 weeks. We say we want good news, but we won't buy it.