A few days after 9/11, I basically did not watch the news anymore because the media was basically reporting the same thing over and over and over. When I got back from Iraq, I was excited to hear regular news for a change. That excitement was met with disappointment. My first few days back in the states was listening to 24 hour coverage of the blackout that gripped NYC and the Northeast. A week ago I could not find anything else on the news networks for they were all covering the mysterious gas odor in NYC. Now I am very irratated to continuously be reminded of the 2 kidnapped boys that have been rescued in Missouri.

I think the media over reports. They leave me wanting for variety. I have gone as far as to watch local news since they do not spend hours on one story. Anyone else feel this way?

Originally Posted by Doody

A few days after 9/11, I basically did not watch the news anymore because the media was basically reporting the same thing over and over and over. When I got back from Iraq, I was excited to hear regular news for a change. That excitement was met with disappointment. My first few days back in the states was listening to 24 hour coverage of the blackout that gripped NYC and the Northeast. A week ago I could not find anything else on the news networks for they were all covering the mysterious gas odor in NYC. Now I am very irratated to continuously be reminded of the 2 kidnapped boys that have been rescued in Missouri.

I think the media over reports. They leave me wanting for variety. I have gone as far as to watch local news since they do not spend hours on one story. Anyone else feel this way?

Just look at the coverage of that so-called murderer of Jon Bennet Ramsey or mine explosion in east coast or whatever.

They have nothing worthy to cover therefore they keep repeating BS over and over again and then once they run out of ideas or news, they keep repeating some thing similar again. Thats why I don't watch major news networks any more. It's pathetic...

I am glad internet is around.

you have no idea. if it bleeds it leads. they will just over report stuff the arab world could care less about.

I wish they would just shut UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like BBC World News for an overview of what's going on, I also like when G. Gordon Liddy reads me the news, and I like NPR.
I try to stay away from the 24 hour News people, as they just stick with whatever is bright on the radar screen, even after everyone knows about it, even if there are no updates to the story.

the only newspaper i like to read in the Christian Science Monitor.

Originally Posted by Team Infidel

the only newspaper i like to read in the Christian Science Monitor.

G. Gordon Liddy will read the paper for you Major, he likes the Times, Washington Times that is. He views the Washington Post as Fish Wrap or something along those lines.

I use the post for my dogs. they like to crap on it.

Originally Posted by Team Infidel

I use the post for my dogs. they like to crap on it.

Why not NYTimes?

They don't over report Doody, they MIS-report and they lead the public's attention away from critical issues by rambling on about inane bullcrap like Brittney Spears third nipple or some bullcrap "human interest" story when they should be investing time and resources into time sensitive issues that they public in a responsible democracy need to be informed about in a clear and UNBIASED fashion with accurate information... oh ing well, pardon me if I don't hold my breath and wait for this to happen as Jefferson laid out in his discourses on the fourth pillar of democracy.

Rant over.

Like any other company they are out to make a profit, telling the truth is not high up on their list of priorities.