Things You Notice When You Quit the News

Post by peteretep » Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 2:09 AM UTC

open-source-ux wrote: post #15

Well, I guess it depends on your news source. I'm from the UK and I've always thought the following about US news vs UK news (and this may be a bit stereotypical): - US TV news: hopelessly biased and sensational, sometimes hysterical. - US newspapers: outside of the tabloids, generally serious and reputable. Ethics and integrity are taken seriously within the profession (even if not always adhered to). - UK national…

    > UK TV news: far from perfect,
    > but strives for impartiality,
    > balance and even-handedness

Post by gurneyHaleck » Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 2:13 AM UTC

TwoBit wrote: post #37

gurneyHaleck wrote: post #26

There was a period of time, starting upon the day of, and then continuing for some years after the 9/11 attacks, where " The News " was something you couldn't help but be engrossed by. Growing up during an era of Johnny Carson, in a house with no cable, and attending high school in the 90's, " The News " was something very different prior to 9/11. 24 hour cable news started providing information on fast moving events…

I think this started before 9/11. OJ's white Bronco was before 9/11.

Post by booleandilemma » Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 2:17 AM UTC

Post by knz » Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 2:19 AM UTC

codingdave wrote: post #13

I quit watching the news right around 1999. My family once challenged me how I knew about important events, and I told them that people in my life would let me know if anything occurred that I needed to know. They challenged me by quizzing me on major recent events. When they did find one that I had no idea about, they asked, "See? Nobody told you about that!" I replied, "You just did." And they have not argued about…

Post by m_mueller » Mon, Dec 12, 2016, 2:23 AM UTC

cloakandswagger wrote: post #17

pipio21 wrote: post #12

5. You are being manipulated by mainstream news. You can learn Arabic or Russian and go to Ukraine or Syria or Iraq and inform yourself talking to the people there, both sides of the story, or you can let the TV media tell you what is happening. I have done it(I don't know much Arabic and a little Russian but I have traveled there) and it is quite an astonishment that what TV shows you has nothing to do with reality.…

Look at recent events if you need further evidence of this. The term "fake news" has exploded in just under a month in the mainstream media. If my memory serves me, tabloids like The Enquirer have been sitting on news stands for as long as I can remember. So how did this fervor over "fake news" coalesce so quickly and uniformly? Mainstream outlets move in lockstep with each other and these are the final, desperate de…