The news

Unknown

I've been watching the news for the past couple of days. Maybe it's just me, but it seems to me that it's a half-hour of fear mongering. Fungus in pillows, teeth-rotting vitamins, Hepatitis-laced sugarcubes...

Maybe it's just CityTV. Maybe it's just me. But if people actually worried about everything they're supposed to worry about, we'd all be afraid to go outside and afraid to stay inside.

JohnnieH

Maybe it's just because I"m getting "old", but I've really started to enjoy CBC Newsworld. Their news coverage always even handed and they give the facts without the drama.

And The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos is just awesome. One of my favorite shows on TV, for sure. He even did a segment on the boom of poker!!

JohnnieH

Unknown

Hmmm... maybe I'll check out "The Hour". I always did like Stroumboulopoulus. I can't take the regular old news, though. I've never really been into it, thought I'd give it a try now seeing as I'm an "adult", and still can't take it.

Unknown

Stromboloupolous is alright, but sometimes I wish he would devote more time to fewer topics and really explore some things. The guy has a sizeable intellect, and was definitely the go to guy at muchmusic if you actually gave a shit about music. Mind you, I have not had cable for some time and have not seen many shows recently.

Other than that, I will always prop up the BBC if you have it available.

Online, if you are a good old fashioned lefty like me check out.

www.rabble.ca
www.theguardian.co.uk
www.alternet.org

and for those who like some seriously funny writing, just because.

www.mcsweeneys.net

Cheers

Flint Bones

I think CityTV loves the fear mongering. They especially like to scare you while you're eating.

"Why popcorn is killing thousands. Find out at eleven"

Of course I am eating popcorn now!

City has always been that way, maybe now you're just listening.

ScottyZ

all_aces wrote:

I've been watching the news for the past couple of days. Maybe it's just me, but it seems to me that it's a half-hour of fear mongering. Fungus in pillows, teeth-rotting vitamins, Hepatitis-laced sugarcubes...

Maybe it's just CityTV. Maybe it's just me. But if people actually worried about everything they're supposed to worry about, we'd all be afraid to go outside and afraid to stay inside.

Maybe it's just you and me.

And George Orwell.

BTW, if you think CityTV is bad, try watching any news broadcast in the USA that has the word "Action" in the title.

ScottyZ

Flint Bones

BTW, if you think CityTV is bad, try watching any news broadcast in the USA that has the word "Action" in the title.

Sadly, it wasn't too long ago that it was CKCO Action News in Kitchener. Seriously. It was cartoony.

ScoobyD

try watching any news broadcast in the USA that has the word "Action" in the title.

Fox News is utter hilarity if you want little content and lots of shouting and speculation.

There's a bit Jon Stewart does on the Daily show where they show a bunch of "Breaking News" clips (not just Fox, but they're the leader in fear mongering).

Sequence might go something like this:

"This just in..." (shows picture of plane)

"Something is currently happening with Flight (insert number) in (insert city)"

"Currently we have no details..."

"We don't want to speculate but... (insert a multitude of wide ranging speculation)"

"As always we will continue to provide you with the latest information on this urgent breaking action news story..."

Huh?

Unknown

Yeah I saw that one LOL. It was awesome. I think a gun went off in a plane, and no news broadcasters had ANY information about it, but that didn't stop them from talking about it. Clip after clip of ambiguity and speculation, and the Daily Show ate it up.