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Sympthsical

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6. Cable news isn't really news, though

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 23, 2022, 03:14 PM

Jan 2022

They might have some vague information sometimes, and they're really useful during breaking stories like disasters.

But cherry-picked information, thinly sourced reports, narrative spinning, speculation, and opinion are not news and information.

I was watching something the other day, an MSNBC clip on YouTube. I realized halfway through, all the sourcing was "Someone on Twitter said," and the entire segment was the anchor and commentators reacting and speculating to what the guy on Twitter said.

It's not news. And if that's news, fine. Then it's not journalism. Unless whatever I add to my Facebook feed is considered journalism. In which case, where is my Edward R Murrow nomination? I did heroic reporting about how it was windy the other day.

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Cable news is dying, but older viewers won't let it go [View all] Sympthsical Jan 2022 OP

We'll be in sad shape if the majority of the population get its news from... WarGamer Jan 2022 #1

Agreed. Delphinus Jan 2022 #2

shockingly good but must admit a tear in my eye WarGamer Jan 2022 #4

Excellent!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2022 #5

I'm beginning to think the majority of people in the US have no concept of the RKP5637 Jan 2022 #3

Cable news isn't really news, though Sympthsical Jan 2022 #6

They don't... brooklynite Jan 2022 #8

I am tired of these guys now. Stay long enough and it becomes the same old stuff katmondoo Jan 2022 #11

Will we be any worse off than what we get from the 24/7 Cable Noise Infotainment TV? Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #17

Cable news is worst IMHO. Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #19

Everybody is getting (well, not everybody) sick and tired of having everything analyzed, SWBTATTReg Jan 2022 #7

+++ JohnSJ Jan 2022 #10

Most people probably don't read their local newspapers or watch their local news. LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #9

In Germany, we still do both, but not 24/7 DFW Jan 2022 #15

Local news is only on in the morning, noon, 5-6, and 11. It is not 24/7 LiberalFighter Jan 2022 #23

I enjoy watching some of the hosts on MSNBC, Mr.Bill Jan 2022 #12

It does deserve to die! I haven't watched other than 1/6 for years...don't miss it PortTack Jan 2022 #13

I am under 54 and I rarely watch cable news on TV kcr Jan 2022 #14

Good! Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #16

Cable news segments are posted all over the internet, including here. Midnight Writer Jan 2022 #18

Wildly misleading headline onenote Jan 2022 #20

And the evening news used to be 15 minutes long... Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2022 #21

The younger people in my family, basically anyone younger than thirty five... hunter Jan 2022 #22