Bright Rays of Hope Amid Negative News --Michelson

BLAME IT on the around-the-clock cable news channels, the endless talking heads appearing on financial talk shows, and negative articles in daily newspapers and on popular Websites, which seem to post one doom-and-gloom story after another. Industry publications, including Printing Impressions, can also be taken to task for playing up news of plant closures and head count reductions—even though PI’s printing company profiles (check out this month’s cover story) and columns highlight successful companies and provide sound business advice. Some economists argue that our nation’s current recession, credit crisis and plunging stock market are being exacerbated by an irrational collapse in consumer and business confidence. Given that Americans today are bombarded with information overload, the constant, pessimistic headlines and media coverage make us believe that the sky is falling. Perception, then, truly does become reality.