In today’s world, you turn on the TV, listen to the radio, read a newspaper or magazine, and it is all you see. Whether written in black and white or spoken about through our speakers, any news you hear is negative and highly depressing. It is sad. It is heartbreaking. And it is something I am sick of hearing about.

As a young adult, I rarely turn on my TV in the morning or at night to watch the news. I won’t lie. But the few times I do watch my local news channel or even "Good Morning America," I hear about horrible events that are taking place today.

I distinctly remember when I was about ten years old, I was watching the news with my family while we were preparing dinner. I was not sure what to expect. It was just what was on the television while my parents were in the room. As I was watching, I heard that a family of four was murdered in a town not too far away from me. I was only ten years old and wasn't quite sure what the word "murder" meant. However, I knew right away that it was something horrible and inappropriate when my mom quickly told me to leave the room. Once I figured out what it was, I naturally felt upset and a bit scared to know something so horrifying was taking place in a location only a few miles from me. Looking back now, it did mark a significant moment in my life. Not only did I learn a new word that day, I realized little by little how disturbing the news can be.

Ten years later, so many awful events have taken place not only in small towns around us, but across the country and around the world. Nine times out of ten, these events have been broadcasted in some type of way. Memorable horrific events over the last ten years include the Amish school shooting in Pennsylvannia, the Virginia Tech Massacre, the Fort Hood shooting, China’s epidemic of knife attacks, the Colorado movie theater shooting, the Sandy Hook school shooting, the Newton school shooting, and the Boston Marathon bombing. Since the rise of ISIS, there has been the attacks in France, Germany and the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. And that isn't even all of them. Sick, right? As hard as it is to hear the news, I can’t imagine being the one announcing the hatred that is taking place around us. Not only is there a large amount of local and national reporters who broadcast the news, but there is also President Obama, who has stood in front of this nation too many times during his time in office. After the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando, USA Today responded to President Obama’s speech, saying, "It was at least the 14th time that President Obama spoke to the nation in the immediate aftermath of a mass shooting—and the sixth time within just the past year” (USA Today).

As our news broadcasts are often filled with awful stories. I am not denying there is positive news sometimes reported, whether on the TV or radio. I just wished the roles were reversed; positive news took over the news stations rather than all of this negativity taking place in the world we live in today. I understand that being aware of what is happening around us is very important. But too many good things happen every day that are not shared. The bad news becomes the main highlight of that night’s broadcasting. Yes, there are many individuals who make poor decisions and their actions are the reason their faces end up on our television screens. But, many more people do nothing but good for their community, their state and their nation. I just hope one day more of those people will be the faces we recognize from last night’s news.