About three years ago I just plain stopped watching the local and national news broadcasts. Way too much negativity, which can affect your state of mind and perception on how the world really is. I've also stopped reading newspapers for the same reason. The spin they put out reflects their political ideology, and they want you to think the same way. Anybody else fed up with what big brother is telling you?
Don't pay attention to nightly news.
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In truth, I'm kinda fed up with people who are uninformed. Too many people with their head in the sand. I don't mind if people have opinions or their own "spin" as long as it's informed. The problem is too much ignorance not "big brother".
The problem with " spin" is that it is deliberate misinformation thus promoting something worse than ignorance.
Learning the truth these days requires reading several diverse sources and heavily analysis. It's too much of a headache for most people which is the deliberate plan.
How is it that you come to the conclusion that I'm "uninformed?"Greta;4532ignorance said:
There are "unbiased" news outlets to get information about what's going on in the world. I just don't think the nightly news or local newspapers will give you that.
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thedoc007
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And you have good reason to think that. The typical nightly news show perpetrates many different myths, some of which are very damaging.
That said, it isn't "big brother". There is no conspiracy, and there is no centralized authority that is demanding a certain kind of coverage. If people stop watching the sensationalized content, most media outlets will stop delivering it.
I like NPR, heresy that it may be to some people. Audience is split pretty evenly between conservatives and liberals, and they go into WAY more depth than most. Investigative journalism is not dead, but you do have to go looking for it. No news agency is totally unbiased, because people are biased, and people write the content. But if they deliver the facts, you can make up your own mind.
I don't think it's misinformation, But just the partial information they give is there to sway one's thinking in line to their beliefs.
Str8stroke
Flashlight Enthusiast
I like the "news". Talking heads entertain me. I feel I have the necessary intellect to decipher fact from fiction. I won't get into politics here. May offend others. lol But I am accepting of all views, including crazy ones, as long as they don't try and press them on me.
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Capolini
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I also have gotten tired of the news because of all the negativity.
That is a big reason why I get most of my information from Comcast homepage!!! I have a CHOICE [after reading headline] whether to open it or not!
That is a big reason why I get most of my information from Comcast homepage!!! I have a CHOICE [after reading headline] whether to open it or not!
mcnair55
Flashlight Enthusiast
I enjoy my news channels,the secret is pick a good service that is pretty much neutral in its reading of the news.I have not bought a paper in probably 25 years and i skim through one in the cafe in the morning with my breakfast.
With my TV I have super silly amounts of channels so i tune into Russia Today and Aljazeera(Europe Edition) every now and again to get a different view point.
With my TV I have super silly amounts of channels so i tune into Russia Today and Aljazeera(Europe Edition) every now and again to get a different view point.
Similar strategy here: Been using the Associated Press App for a couple years now. Quick scan of most of the tragedies, with an option to read in more detail.
I remember the local news on TV; In addition to taking 3 to 5 times too long to present the weather forecast, then the local murders, then there is not enough time to talk about significant events because 1/3 of the half hour was (mostly) lousy commercials.
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yakc130
Newly Enlightened
Variety is important. Here, I can watch CNN International, BBC, France 24, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera US, NHK, RT, Press TV, and a few others in different languages.
It really helps to decipher everyone's different angles. Al Jazeera is actually pretty decent I was surprised to see.
It really helps to decipher everyone's different angles. Al Jazeera is actually pretty decent I was surprised to see.
Try NewsMap. You'll be able to see what's making the news all over.
StarHalo
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You can't beat a tablet or smartphone when it comes to news. In the morning, my iPad is streaming the local news radio station while I browse news sites, roughly a half dozen outlets plus traffic and weather together, part of this complete breakfast..
The best way to find out what's going on in the US is to read the foreign newspapers.
For Example: Australian newspapers stated "Had Obama not bailed out the banks when taking office, the world would have been in a full on 1930s level depression.
Another example is a transgender woman murdered by a US Marine in the Philippines about a week ago that is politically jeopardizing a bill that would extend military cooperation between the countries for another decade. This is constant news in the Philippines but took days for any USA media outlet to even make passing mention of it.
I have the best device that combines a tablet and smartphone. The 6.44" Sony Xperia Z Ultra. It is the largest screen device designed for the US market that accepts a phone rather than a data SAAS
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mcnair55
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Al Jazeera surprised me as well,CNN International is my favourite of all though.
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I never watched the news or read the paper unless something that could potentially change my life was happening. If Mrs. Brown's house burnt down, it is of no interest to most people as 99% of us can't do anything about it (unless they actually mentioned how to give her support money, which never happens) and, sadly, newspapers and broadcasts are mostly about insignificant stuff like that. I sure would shove the camera up a cameraman's rear if he was asking me how I feel while my house was burning down.
Even everyone who is on the stock market always get surprised that the stocks are crashing when they are at the highest ever. History teaches us that man learns nothing from history, so why bother with the replay?
On top of that, I have countless times witnessed BS being propagated by bored reporters who, I am guessing, stopped investigating a mundane subject the second they got an answer they were satisfied with... but never asked the right person in the whole process. First, wood cutting boards were bad because wood can retain bacteria. Then plastic boards were bad, because you cut plastic slivers when cutting your food on them. Then someone finally researched far enough to come to the conclusion that wood is best for anything but meat products, for which we should use a plastic board. Surprise... I was 10 years ahead of the mindless idiots who needed someone else to cut the data into pieces for a whole decade until one journalist was able to ask a health expert rather than a restaurant chef. News medias are just people talking about stuff they know nothing about. Put the specialist in front of the camera and I'll listen to him, not the guy trying to make a buck with some subject he's researching for the first time in his entire life.
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Even everyone who is on the stock market always get surprised that the stocks are crashing when they are at the highest ever. History teaches us that man learns nothing from history, so why bother with the replay?
On top of that, I have countless times witnessed BS being propagated by bored reporters who, I am guessing, stopped investigating a mundane subject the second they got an answer they were satisfied with... but never asked the right person in the whole process. First, wood cutting boards were bad because wood can retain bacteria. Then plastic boards were bad, because you cut plastic slivers when cutting your food on them. Then someone finally researched far enough to come to the conclusion that wood is best for anything but meat products, for which we should use a plastic board. Surprise... I was 10 years ahead of the mindless idiots who needed someone else to cut the data into pieces for a whole decade until one journalist was able to ask a health expert rather than a restaurant chef. News medias are just people talking about stuff they know nothing about. Put the specialist in front of the camera and I'll listen to him, not the guy trying to make a buck with some subject he's researching for the first time in his entire life.
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StarHalo
Flashaholic
Don't know that I would go with that as an example..
