Announcing news

In Colombia, midday news is a big thing. Families gather around the telly at 12.30 to keep up what is going on in the world. As in all countries, news are full of sad and discouraging stories. In Sweden, mostly when announcing sad news, like violence, murder, catastrophes etc, the announcer does her best to use a compassionate voice to indicate empathy and reality. In Colombia, the announcer always sounds like a circus announcer, cheerful and dynamic: "Farmers died in Cauca!" "Murderer cried in front of victims!"
I am not saying this is uncompassionate, it is just different to what I am used to. Maybe I interpret the tone incorrectly. Or maybe it is there to help us keep a positive attitude. In any case, it kind of balances the tragedies a little...