In 2006 we are more aware of the world around us than we've ever been.ÌýNews is everywhere.Ìý Once the preserve of radio, television and newspapers, the modern media delivers us messages via websites, e-mail, text messages, interactive video streams, and podcasts. There is no escape from hearing about happenings. Many people even freely confess to being addicted to 24 hour rolling news programmes, especially when a big story breaks. Local news When it's happening close by, the interest is heightened.ÌýThe proximity of crime has knock on effects. Insurance premiums rise. The amount of CCTV increases and people seek safer environments for their children. But how do events affect us? Do our emotions register the daily diet of bad news? Or have we become numb by what we hear, see and read? Â鶹Éç Radio Nottingham Mood Map aims to find out. Using a series of simple questions put forth by Dr Vic Gilgeous, a speaker in the field of happiness and personal change at the University of Nottingham, we're going to investigate using a bank of people all living in Nottinghamshire. At key times over next few months we'll bring you the results. The first step is to fill in the form below... | 
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