Staying informed, staying vigilant

News is a very important thing that makes people aware of what is happening around them, and no matter how bad or sad the news is, some people will listen to it because they believe that through news they will have an idea of what is happening in their country and all over the world.

I am not a fan of the news, but there is no way I wouldn't see what is happening in my country through the Internet because once you log into the Internet, you will definitely see something about your country.

More so, my dad was a fan of listening to the news, so let's just say I didn't have a choice but to listen with him because then he wouldn't reduce the volume so that everyone around could hear the news.

Sometimes I feel like throwing the radio away because it is always too loud and the news is disturbing my ear, but there is nothing I can do about it.

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One day I asked him why he listened to the news instead of music. He said news creates awareness of what is happening and what has happened, so it is better to hear it and be ready for whatever is coming.

Then I realized he was right because sometimes it is through the news that we know what our government is planning and what has happened that we are not aware of.

Now to answer the prompt, "Yes, it is good to know everything happening in the country through news, and it is every citizen's right to know everything happening in the country.".

I know some news can be disturbing and sad to listen to, but still, everyone's right to know about it, not because everyone will get sad, but because we can learn from the news since it has happened and prevent such from happening again.

Citizens are the ones who decide what the government should do, even though we don't know because it is citizens who put the person in charge on the seat, so these same citizens shouldn't be cast out when things are happening in the same country they are. After all, every citizen has their rights.

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For instance, during the end of SARS, some people were there; they witnessed all the brutality, and they managed to carry the news while the government tried to manipulate the news that nobody died. Meanwhile, it was through the news that some parents knew their children were among those who were brutally injured.

While some parents were able to stop their children from going to the protest because they saw the news of how people were being killed for no reason, if only they hadn't seen the news, there might be more people that would die during that time because if nobody posted what was happening in the protest, some people were already preparing to join the protests. At least I know someone who was ready to join, but after we saw the news, he didn't bother going outside again.

It might be bad news, but it saves some lives as well, and it prevents more bad things from happening.

To my opinion, every citizen must know whatever is happening in their country, so for that reason, it is good to let the news carry everything happening in the country so that people can be aware of it.