I have lost all confidence in news reporting, have you?

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Lon

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It doesn't seem to matter if it's CNN Fox or anyone else. News seems to be premature. redundant. Inaccurate, misleading, biased,
 

Lon I think you & I are used to what used to be news reporting. Now it's interpretation by talking heads about whatever the last 24 hours has produced.

Rather than news it's turned into entertainment sort of. The entertainment part I think comes from listening to the same political scandal being spun by different media sources. Other entertainment comes in the form of a butt shot of a Kardashian or the valued opinion of a celebrity <--- LOL
 
Lon said:
It doesn't seem to matter if it's CNN Fox or anyone else. News seems to be premature. redundant. Inaccurate, misleading, biased,
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For Sure!!! These cable news networks, CNN, Fox, and MSNBC are becoming a waste of electricity. All they can do is present biased political viewpoints by their teams of talking heads. HLN does make some attempt to broadcast some of the national news, but it, too, is of limited value. Our local channels give a broader picture of what is happening around the nation than these cable channels. We get a European channel...France 24...that does a good job of reporting global news, and gives a pretty accurate assessment of how Washington is perceived internationally. More and more, the Internet is becoming the most valuable resource for monitoring the news. The major networks, ABC, CBS, NBC are becoming little more than a conduit for the Ask Your Doctor drug company propaganda.
 

It's very sad.

We reached a new low in reporting the other day when stories were flying around about Sean Spicer having his American flag pin on upside down or was it the story about him wearing mismatched shoes.
 
I don't get cable news anymore and from what others have said I know I'm not missing anything. I'm tired of this "Breaking News" flashing on the tv every time someone passes gas it seems, too.:rolleyes:
 
I find many of the journalist of the outlets I tune into, including CNN to be doing an excelle job at reporting the facts as stated. It is unfortunate the people they report on have made the news so insane, they have little choice but to report on what seems like events right out of clown school. Much of what I hear hear reported is generally what had come right out of the mouths of whom they've relayed info about. I'm only speaking to the sources I rely on and I do follow up to check and double check. Still people will hear facts as they wish them to be sometimes. In general best if one can't decipher to leave those outlets alone.

But, I do agree there is an element of overkill.
 
I agree but there are two factors contributing. First, 24/7 - there is no new news 24/7 so they have to bend, twist, create, sensationalize, always trying to out do the competition.

Second, us. They are businesses and offer what they think the customer wants.

And, yes, the line between "news" and "op/ed" is blurred - that is true on TV and in print.
 
I'm a bit of a political news junky, in spurts, when something is going on. The 24 hour cable channels used to report under the assumption that most people just tuned in once a day, so the reporting was repetitive for me. There are so many things going on now, they can't keep up with it.

I think it's pretty easy to sort out what's opinion, what's fact, what's exaggeration. Maybe it just takes a lot of practice listening and common sense, idk.

It's very easy to detect fake news, because they go so far overboard with it. It would be even more scary if whoever is creating these videos used a little more finesse.
 
I didn't have much confidence to begin with, but it gets less and less with time. Too much spin and inaccuracy in reporting, but like Nancy said, it's pretty easy to see through the BS, especially if you seek other sources for information and compare who's saying what.
 
The primary goal for most of the televised media is to boost their Neilsen Ratings...so they can charge more for their commercials....and make more money for their corporate owners. Accurate and truthful reporting of the news is secondary in importance....so long as they can keep as many people as possible "glued" to the TV. In that regard, TV news is becoming little more than a goofy "reality show".
 
I don't believe there is "fake" news. There is news. Period. It takes an intelligent and informed viewer to sift through what they will believe or not.
 
chic said:
I don't believe there is "fake" news. There is news. Period. It takes an intelligent and informed viewer to sift through what they will believe or not.
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Fake news is deliberately false, designed to mislead. Fake news is abundant .

I agree, it does take an intelligent viewer to sift through it all, and be wary of allowing them-self to be spoon-fed a given line of propaganda.
 
Just watched a whole hour of FOX News, which I never watch normally. I'll say I thought it was a very good show. It covered the important issues, and fairly, imo. The moderator was Shephard Smith. I would be curious what the regular watchers of FOX think of him. ;)
 

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