Reading too much political news is bad for your well-being

Post by arolihas » Fri, Oct 23, 2020, 2:24 AM UTC

Foivos wrote: post #330

arolihas wrote: post #329

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It would be very rude to say something like that to your friend. He effectively called a whole race ugly in his eyes. We don’t know the race mentioned but I think you can imagine a context where that would be considered more offensive and sensitive than red hair.

I agree. It shows at minimum lack of empathy / interpersonal skills and at maximum an attempt to offend him. It is not racist though.

Post by Breza » Sun, Oct 25, 2020, 1:25 AM UTC

vharuck wrote: post #310

bnralt wrote: post #234

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Print media and public stations don't have the same high-strung presentation that cable news does, but the actual substance isn't much better in my experience. The last few times I listened to NPR they seemed to be pretty deep into the horse race style reporting, distracted "Breaking News!"-style reporting, and lots of speculation. Print media as well. What the other poster suggested is something I also highly recomm…

>The last few times I listened to NPR they seemed to be pretty deep into the horse race style reporting, distracted "Breaking News!"-style reporting, and lots of speculation. Print media as well. As a dedicated listener to NPR, here's my advice: - The 6 minutes of headline news at the top of every hour covers all you might need to know. - The more reporting-style programs (All Things Considered, Morning Edition) ofte…