Chapter Four

What Drives ‘Negative Gossipers’?

Despite the downside of participating in negative gossip coupled with clear signs of that vice, some people still relentlessly and chronically gossip against other people or entities. ‘What drives negative gossipers’ is a common question that victims of bad rumours ask. In this chapter, we combine my personal experience with that of Nehemiah and his wall-rebuilding project to delve into some possible causes of a gossiping nature. As in all other chapters, we also refer to our fictitious story of JuaLink Media Agency.