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Anyone else quit watching the news? #7866454 06/10/20 04:59 PM
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I have. Any info needed comes from here or Twitter. Monday, my day started off with Fixer Upper. Tuesday. Gomer Pyle USMC. This morning. Andy and one bullit Barney. LOL I sure come into work in a better mood.


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A long time ago...


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Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866469 06/10/20 05:09 PM
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I watch the local news for weather. The national news (even Fox) is depressing.


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Cancelled my Houston Chronicle morning paper. It was a shill for the low down, dirty, rotten, stinking, lying, blue dog democrats.


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Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866471 06/10/20 05:10 PM
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Quit watching any news a few years back. I stay informed on events, just not misinformed.

Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866476 06/10/20 05:14 PM
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I had this talk this morning with my sister, we have both stopped watching all this BS

Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: Big Fitz] #7866478 06/10/20 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Fitz
I watch the local news for weather. The national news (even Fox) is depressing.


ET tu Big Fitz? I mention Fox had taken the bait last week.


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Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866481 06/10/20 05:21 PM
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I quit. Same stuff over and over and over.

Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866482 06/10/20 05:21 PM
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I stopped watching the news yeas ago


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Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866484 06/10/20 05:22 PM
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Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866487 06/10/20 05:23 PM
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I stopped watching the news about 2 yrs ago. Even FOX is leaning further & further left.

Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866488 06/10/20 05:23 PM
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Yep. Tired of them trying to shame everyone for things they shouldn't be ashamed of. Plus, it's infuriating as well.


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Yup, over a week ago.

Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866499 06/10/20 05:35 PM
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If you really want to stay informed, try Bill O'Reilly's pod cast. It's on Mon - Thur and is available to watch at 6:00 pm but you can watch it anytime. Bill is a very smart man who has a lot of insider info. It costs $50 per year.

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Years ago.

Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866501 06/10/20 05:38 PM
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Remember the good old days before cell phones, social media, the internet and news outlets covering stories 24/7? In Throckmorton we could get NBC and CBS out of Wichita Falls. If we were really lucky we might get ABC out of Lawton, Oklahoma. Our town had no cable. So it was the local news (30 minutes) in the morning, national news at 5:30 PM followed by the local news again at 6 and 10. That's it. They didn't have time to cover every single news item that occurred in the U.S. and around the world on any given day. Frankly, 99.99% of the things on the news doesn't affect us in any possible way. I'm out.

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Weather at 6pm, it’s usually 6:12 or 6:15 so tune in then. Morning weather at 5am, it changes constantly so I’m checking weather underground until it’s on the tv then go about my day.


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News is no longer news, its entertainment....and I am not even talking about the opinion shows that actually are supposed to be entertainment.

Think about this, 24/7 news cycle started, and things had to be more and more sensationalized to get any air time. And then not only do you have to get air time but you have ot get viewers. So, what is the best way to get viewers? Really sensationalized stories that make us mad and make us want to watch the news to see what else is going to happen. Its a vicious cycle of fake/faked news, sensationalize, repeat. It has gotten to the point that the news is almost made up, soap opera like instead of real life.

Even the local news is all negative, evil stuff for literally the first 15 minutes of the 30 minutes show. I can't stand it, my wife watches only peripherally until the weather guy comes on, then it is off. I routinely count the minutes of pure negative, evil, BS and it is regularly 12-17 minutes until a decent story comes out, but even then, none of it we would have heard about when we were kids because IT ISNT NEWS. its stories made to sound like news. Entertainment.
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I try to tune in just as the weather forecast comes on. Other than that I don't watch local news. Gave up on the national news long ago.


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Like the above, just aint worth my time and temperament


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I quit watching national news 8-10 years ago. Over the last year, i quit watching local news as well.


Re: Anyone else quit watching the news? [Re: janie] #7866522 06/10/20 05:59 PM
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The War Dept. has instructed me to stop watching the news. Apparently, me screaming and cussing at the TV is frowned upon.

Even Drudge, which I used to check daily, has turned dam depressing. Very few positive stories.

I tried watching our local news one night about a week ago. First story was about storms in Kerrville damaging homes. Okay. That's news. Story #2 was some poor bastard on the west side that dissembles junk and tries to salvage parts, etc. for dollars. 'Neighbors complaining. "Might be a code violation". They actually had a reporter go interview the poor guy. bang Then, they briefly state that the Texas AG was against mail-in ballots, and then...ten minutes on what Nelson Wolff thinks about it. At least channel 4 must have someone follow Wolff around and film 24/7 so whenever the news is slow they can put his mug on camera. And...he eats up every minute of it. Very bizarre.


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OAN and News Max is all I watch......the rest is all bs


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Originally Posted by Big Fitz
I watch the local news for weather. The national news (even Fox) is depressing.

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What is this “news” people claim to watch or not watch? I can get the same stuff glancing at the paper trash magazines in the grocery check outline.....same kinda bs

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