Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 It’s now no different than the tabloids and celebrity rags at the supermarket checkout. Scanning the main headlines today (or any other day), they’ve got middle age celebrities “rocking” bikinis, Twitter is “erupting” over something, social media is “roasting” someone, critics are going “scorched earth” on some person or topic, and worst of all, Kate Hudson thinks another celebrity should be cancelled for an onscreen smooch. OMG!!! I need a shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Huntley and Brinkley are worn out, spinning in their graves. Bill Buckley is either weeping or getting drunk. Cronkite wishes he were on the moon. Maybe being forced to think for ourselves isn’t all bad. Just frustrating, because whatcha gonna do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: It’s now no different than the tabloids and celebrity rags at the supermarket checkout. Scanning the main headlines today (or any other day), they’ve got middle age celebrities “rocking” bikinis, Twitter is “erupting” over something, social media is “roasting” someone, critics are going “scorched earth” on some person or topic, and worst of all, Kate Hudson thinks another celebrity should be cancelled for an onscreen smooch. OMG!!!I need a shower. ..... sounds to me like you need a hot, soaky bath , lye soap , and a good, stiff scrubbing brush .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I think they only have reporters in two places now. Hollywood and Washington D.C. All they do is report on what some idiot said about another idiot. The local news is just a quiz show asking who the kid is in the blurry photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I watch Fox News on TV, I think they cover the news just fine! They cover stories that the MSM doesn't touch like the Border Crisis for one. I never watched Fox Nation and I don't like those streaming apps bull$%#@. Brett Baier does a nice job. That's MHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 All of the online news just plain sucks. Nothing but propaganda one way or the other. My main gripe with on-line Fox News is the constant mis-direct. Example, Watch Mickey Mouse light fireworks, click on it, video has nothing to do with the title and goes to something else. Face it, all mainline news is designed to direct the viewer to favor the political views of the financial backers of the particular network. There really isn't any non-biased news anymore, just propaganda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I blame the British! Them and their tabloid news methods have spread worldwide. Then we have the dumbing down of America in play as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 25 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I blame the British! Them and their tabloid news methods have spread worldwide. Then we have the dumbing down of America in play as well. Actually some of the news we get from BBC is more accurate than CNN and the lib channels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: Actually some of the news we get from BBC is more accurate than CNN and the lib channels! I was referring to the British tabloids. The National Enquirer based their antics off the Brits. The NE used to be outrageous. Now you never hear comments regarding them in the media. Other agencies can’t criticize what they have become, only in a political way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 It is all click bait. Nothing but sensationalism, no substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 48 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I blame the British! Them and their tabloid news methods have spread worldwide. Without page 3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Online formats want to appeal to the audience which sees ONLINE as their infallible source. That audience is certainly not cerebral in any way, and the sensationalism appeals to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I watch movies, sports, the occasional good TV series and that's it. I get my news in written form, though that can be pretty stupid too sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Has the National Enquirer disappeared or just re appeared in the form of Fox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I blame the British! Them and their tabloid news methods have spread worldwide. Then we have the dumbing down of America in play as well. UP THE REBELS!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 30 minutes ago, Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 said: Has the National Enquirer disappeared or just re appeared in the form of Fox? I just saw a copy yesterday at the checkout counter at the grocery store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 8 hours ago, Bad Bascomb, SASS # 47,494 said: Online formats want to appeal to the audience which sees ONLINE as their infallible source. That audience is certainly not cerebral in any way, and the sensationalism appeals to them. My morning online news habit is the BBC, the New York Times, and Al Jazeera (English). They cover the spectrum in a fairly straight forward fashion. Fox News is read occasionally, but with an acknowledgement of their bias and not without fact checking from other sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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