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Have you stopped watching "the news" altogether

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July 06, 2021, 08:46 PM
6guns
Have you stopped watching "the news" altogether
I never "watch" any news, though I do subscribe to The Daily Wire and Townhall, so I receive news that way.

On a rare occasion, like President Trump's Speech in FL the other night, I watched Newsmax.




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July 06, 2021, 09:17 PM
rburg
I have a wife who is kind of a news junkie. The local station with a decent weatherman has really lousy news. My stomach can't handle the bias. I don't even know why we honor them by calling it news. Its liberal propaganda. Its what happened as filtered through their lens. So yea, I do hate those bastards, and that's the clean version.

Its just a new version of Pravada here in America. I do have a fair grounding in the Constitution. I have no idea why we have freedom of the press since its used to lie so frequently. The quote posted above was from Samuel Clements/Mark Twain. He was from a time when it was all print, but the fact remains they spend their time slanting everything. You only get their version.

The MSM is just the media wing of the Democrat Party. I'll be generous and say its not all lies. Just their version of how you should view things. NO thanks.


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July 06, 2021, 09:24 PM
arfmel
I quit back when the crimson kenyan ran for re-election. TV and radio news both. It was obvious they were in the bag for the democrats.
July 06, 2021, 09:26 PM
gearhounds
I don’t actively watch any msm at all. If I hear something word of mouth, I will research it. If I see something worth mentioning, I’ll post at SF. I prefer to pick over data to find the obvious manipulation; a perfect example is the Covid mortality rate. 1.8% is pure, adulterated, hyped up bullshit.




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July 06, 2021, 10:01 PM
Orive 8
Have you stopped watching "the news" altogether?

Yes I have.


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July 06, 2021, 10:02 PM
F12517
Yes
July 06, 2021, 10:08 PM
Edmond
Yep. Stopped in 2004 or so.

It's not even news, it's propaganda. I can form my own opinion, just give me the facts.

I've found that life has gotten much more enjoyable without the "news."


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July 06, 2021, 10:22 PM
Brother
Yes I have.
July 06, 2021, 10:37 PM
berto
Quit cable about a decade ago and the news stations disappeared. Have yet to miss any of them.
July 06, 2021, 11:23 PM
preten2b
I've changed my TV viewing habits entirely, giving up FOX and especially less-useful outlets, but not stopped reading here and online.


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July 06, 2021, 11:44 PM
coloradohunter44
We seldom watch much local "news", but do like to watch the local weather. I also use my flying app to compare their weather forecast to the news stations. We'll occasionally watch some fox business news.



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July 07, 2021, 12:30 AM
Nuclear
I have stopped watching the news many years ago. If it weren’t for my wife who is addicted to Fox, I’d never watch again.
July 07, 2021, 01:11 AM
CPD SIG
I haven't watched it in a long time. Probably a few years.

If something is going on, I'll check out an Internet feed. Outside of that... Ain't interested.

Especially here in Chicago. Fuckin liberal bastards are way too slanted for my taste.


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July 07, 2021, 02:45 AM
f2
Stopped watching t.v. decades ago. I read a lot.
July 07, 2021, 03:46 AM
Chuck Perry
I stopped/started several times since the election. About a month ago I gave it all up for good and feel much better for it.
July 07, 2021, 05:53 AM
Minnow
Yes. My mornings are so much nicer listening to the birds while sitting outside enjoying my coffee. I do not miss the morning body counts or the incessant drooling over whatever the latest Hollywood empty head is spewing.




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July 07, 2021, 06:04 AM
HayesGreener
My tolerance runs under 5 minutes before I get pissed off and switch to YouTubes on woodworking techniques. Or fishing with Luiza.


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July 07, 2021, 06:54 AM
Hay2bale
Nope.

I still watch "The News", but I realize it is propaganda.

I always tune in to NBC at 7AM. It's either a knee slapper, or I get pissed and change the channel. By 7:15, if I last that long, I go elsewhere.

The local TV "news" can't even get the weather right.

I rely on talk radio and Fox Business for information.

This guy has great podcasts:
https://www.wmal.com/chris-plante/


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July 07, 2021, 07:05 AM
Ironbutt
We shut off the satellite dish in January, and haven't watched the national news since. We watch the local evening news from two different stations live on our computer, but that gets old real quick too.

I check the national news a couple times a day from the Fox & Newsmax websites.


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July 07, 2021, 07:07 AM
mutedblade
quote:
Originally posted by Edmond:
Yep. Stopped in 2004 or so.

It's not even news, it's propaganda. I can form my own opinion, just give me the facts.

I've found that life has gotten much more enjoyable without the "news."


I stopped in 2003 when I got back from Iraq. I was fortunate enough to have direct contact with my family a few times a week while in country and the "news" they watched back home had everything wrong. I knew then that news people were just spinsters trying to garner particular a reaction from the public. More recently, I have tried to get my dad to watch less of the "news" programs. He's a bit of a news whore and I told him that shit will eventually kill him. He gets spun up while watching and I bet his blood pressure shoots so high, you could launch a rocket.


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