Importance Of Harmony In Society

Often, in today’s society, the news that we see being broadcast or articles we read in the newspapers are about discord and war. Harmony is said to be a synonym of peace and people living in racial or religious tolerance of one another. This notion of harmony, in today’s world of war and discord, is often a rare phenomenon. Newsmakers today often work for profit, rather than to promote harmony. This often prompts newsmakers to report about discord and injustices, as such news are more appealing to the public, for news about harmony is often viewed as bland and overrated.

Harmony cannot be sensationalized. This is one main reason why newsmakers tend to strike off news of peace and harmony from their agenda. Today, newsmakers are often driven

The state would often use these newspapers as tools of propaganda and to ensure social and political stability within the country. For example, The Straits Times, the main newspaper in Singapore, is evidently pro-government. Thus we often read about the harmony of our multiracial community and these sentiments are often subtly embedded into certain news that involves government policies of have some form of government agenda. In this case, there may be times when such news may actually hit the headlines, for in assuring the public that our citizens are all living harmoniously with one another, any underlying racial or religious tensions may be softened. People will also tend to feel more satisfied with the government. This enables the society to live in social and political stability. Not only do pro-government news companies promote harmony within the country, but government censorship is also common to remove news that the State deems as a threat to stability. Such news is often of racial or religious discord within the country, or similar news that would stir up similar sentiments that may be detrimental to the stability of the country. Such form of government censorship is common in many countries, especially in East Asia and Southeast Asia where governments generally do not allow as much press freedom as Western countries. Thus, in this case, harmony may be

These journalists see themselves as helping to remove the injustices in our society. By writing these stories, journalists seek to improve the condition of our society by stirring up certain feelings among people, so that communities can become more united and take action to rid society of such injustice. An example is Chinese citizen journalist Zhou Shuguang, who reported on his blog news of injustice that Chinese authorities inflict upon the people, thus drawing many readers’ attention. This publicity caused the authorities to settle the disputes peacefully with the victims. In this case, as these journalists seek to report on injustices to improve the condition of society, there is more motivation for them to write about discord rather than harmony. Thus, harmony is brushed aside for the sake of drawing readers’ attention to disharmony