I only get my news from the internet anymore. BBC, Al Jazeera, and The New York Times. Why?
Here are some reasons:
1. Fluff. Turn on CNN. What are they reporting? A water skiing squirrel? A man who broke the one footed pogo sticking record by 4 hops? Major US T.V news networks are no longer broadcasting news. Instead they show 22 hours of feel good stories that mean absolutely nothing.
2.Forcing Opinions. Instead of broadcasting news, the networks give you two opinions (thus “fair and balanced”) to choose from. What they should be doing is giving you all the facts so you can form your own opinion. They have 1 Democrat and 1 Republican debate for 10 minutes and then move on to the water skiing squirrel.
3.Pundits.These political pundits are usually former strategists for the Democrat and Republican parties and are sometimes referred to as “experts” on certain subjects. These squawk boxes are certainly not experts, and the only reason they are on the air is because it is cheaper to get 2 pundits instead of hiring actual reporters.
If you have to watch the news on T.V, a program that is somewhat good is Wolf Blitzer’s situation room.
