This week’s Zero In addresses the media’s role in creating a culture of fear that many feel is developing partly as a result of the rapid spread of negative stories and commentary. The column urges everyone from the most established editors to the newest bloggers to use the reach and power of digital media to cover stories of collaboration and responsible leadership. Read Stop The Fear Epidemic on Forbes.
The effects of this culture of fear are far-reaching: it inhibits trust, stifles creativity and impedes the growth of entrepreneurship. While the media has a responsibility to report on world events as they occur, it can use its influence to help create a culture of hope.
This segment is a part in the series : Forbes Column 08
“Hope” is not going to solve our economic mess. Looking at the hard facts is a must, no matter what they look like. I do agree that fear is a contagion, and I do think that it is a potential problem, but ignoring the facts is not the solution.
And who said anything about not looking at the hard facts?
An inspiring need. And I do second all you have to say about Sequoia story…my Google reader started looking like doomsday on that particular day and I felt the urge to blog on it myself!