Tuning out the news

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by gdw

That new chart is still off. MSNBC and CNN are as bad if not worse than FOX.

One is unabashedly left-leaning, the other center-left. The last is Pravda with splashier graphics.

[axel23]

Dear Moderators - Best to not let threads like this even get started. They will (inevitably) devolve into partisan bickering.

Enjoy PL for what it is: a respite from all things political.

[bthornt]

This pretty much sums up my feelings on the subject. From 1966, by the way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=girnJH7tvpM

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by axel23

Dear Moderators - Best to not let threads like this even get started. They will (inevitably) devolve into partisan bickering.

Enjoy PL for what it is: a respite from all things political.

I disagree with this. There are many talented writers and thinkers on this site, regardless of their political perspectives. I enjoy reading their comments. Usually, people can keep it civil even if they disagree.

[Tickdoc]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

I disagree with this. There are many talented writers and thinkers on this site, regardless of their political perspectives. I enjoy reading their comments. Usually, people can keep it civil even if they disagree.

Agreed. I love to keep it civil and disagree at the same time. Two of my best friends are complete opposite of me politically but we never let that get in the way of our friedship. It’s healthy adulting. I’m not going to change your mind and you are not going to change mine. I love trying to figure out out how someone can come to different conclusions than me. How can they be so wrong all the time and still live with themselves? Discuss it, yell about it, explode if you want, but let’s all go ride bikes at the end of it.

[sipmeister]

Originally Posted by axel23

Dear Moderators - Best to not let threads like this even get started. They will (inevitably) devolve into partisan bickering.

Enjoy PL for what it is: a respite from all things political.

Agreed. Should we start discussing favorite radio talk show hosts?

[sg8357]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

One is unabashedly left-leaning, the other center-left. The last is Pravda with splashier graphics.

As was said in the good old days,
"There is no truth on MSNBC
and no news on Fox"*.

*original quote "The is no news in Izvestia, and no truth in Pravda"

I think Isvestia was of a higher standard than RT.

[GonaSovereign]

Originally Posted by gdw

That new chart is still off. MSNBC and CNN are as bad if not worse than FOX.

Explain your thinking, please.

[93KgBike]

Cable political news is largely not nutritive subject matter. There may still be a handful of pro journalists out there doing research, writing long-form, asking followup questions, and so forth - but they are almost never being paid by the cable news providers to produce their stories for TV.

Cable news is a business product that simulates journalism, for a profit.

In the same way that a restaurant might reduce the cost of a meatball by increasing filler and reducing meat, so too does cable news reduce the cost of providing news by increasing opinion and reducing investigative journalism.

[makoti]

Originally Posted by 93KgBike

In the same way that a restaurant might reduce the cost of a meatball by increasing filler and reducing meat, so too does cable news reduce the cost of providing news by increasing opinion and reducing investigative journalism.

This explains why both Olive Garden & cable news shows give me the same queasy feeling...

[berserk87]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Sure, why not but please don’t give up your duty to vote, November 2020.

A great sentiment, but how does a voter stay dutily informed without some intake of news?

I think a short yet temporary break from the daily insanity is a good idea. In a country where you vote matters, I think it's essential to stay current on events in our world.

Resist the urge to be apathetic. Apathy is as bad, if not worse, than outright malice.

[Black Dog]

Originally Posted by berserk87

A great sentiment, but how does a voter stay dutily informed without some intake of news?

I think a short yet temporary break from the daily insanity is a good idea. In a country where you vote matters, I think it's essential to stay current on events in our world.

Resist the urge to be apathetic. Apathy is as bad, if not worse, than outright malice.

This...apathy gives power to those with malice to rule over everyone.