That's not "news"

[Greg Peterson]

I dropped MSM years ago. Do yourself a favor and try Fox News and the various other websites (New Media).

I almost squirted milk through my nose. That was too funny.

Just for the record, MSNBC makes no claim to being a news channel. You can put the word 'news' in a name but that doesn't mean that's what they do.

[Chris Struttman]

Within the next few months, in the Chicago area, we'll have our first snow fall. This is usually preceded by the several days of "Storm Tracker" advertisements on the news stations. Every news cast seems to think that they have a better prediction of the storm and each wants to make it sound worse than their neighbor. God forbid someone just comes out and says that the storm doesn't look too bad. That does not sell.

Then, if the storm does materialize and we get some real weather, they send reporters out on the street to show people's reactions. As if the reactions aren't the same every year. Some people are taking it in stride and others are panicked. Big surprise.

However, my favorite is when they post a reporter and camera crew near an icy intersection and show the cars sliding through it and crashing into each other. Wouldn't their time be better spent trying to warn the drivers that there is a bad patch of ice at the intersection. I know, that wouldn't be self serving enough for a news cast.

[Norman Hitt]

If it bleeds it leads!

I never watch the news. I can't do it. Its either propaganda of some sort, some made up nonsense loosely based on events that happened, or trying to sell you some crap product. There is nothing newsworthy on the TV "news" (or internet news for that matter). I've been in the news before. They chopped up what I said to make whatever point somebody paid them to make. I've had family in the news. One situation was reported almost 100% incorrect. When I gave them hell about it I got the reporter to admit that nobody would give them an interview and they had to write something so they just made it up! I've had my area in the news with all kinds of details that were reported wrong but could have easily been reported correctly with a simple look at a map. There is no honor or integrity in "news" journalism.

Almost all media personnel abide by the "Famous OLD Quote" by a long gone but famous Reporter (that I cannot remember the name of) that said; "NEVER let the FACTS get in the way of a Good Story".

[Scott Shepherd]

As I was driving in the rain today, I was so thankful to hear the news that it was 100% chance of rain today. Thanks for that.

[Paul Simmel]

Paul, it was local news on the radio, no tv's involved. Please, let's not go down the MSNBC, FoxNews, CNN path. That discussion won't end well on a public forum.

This was local news, broadcasting top of the hour updates on the radio.

Sorry, my bad.

[Paul Simmel]

I almost squirted milk through my nose. That was too funny.

Just for the record, MSNBC makes no claim to being a news channel. You can put the word 'news' in a name but that doesn't mean that's what they do.

"MSM" = "Mainstream Media" Again, my bad.

[ray hampton]

the top items seems to be news that involves cats and dogs

[jackie gates]

There is more news on the ticker line than there is from the commentary.

[Greg Peterson]

There is more news on the ticker line than there is from the commentary.

News flash. News and commentary are two different things. Pundits spend their time telling you why they are correct, regardless of the facts. News is simply reporting the facts.

Real news reporting doesn't require assuring the audience that they are receiving a fair and balanced report and therefore the viewer can decide. What's to decide? It's news. Cat got stuck in a tree. What's to decide? Someone committed a violent act in public. What's to decide?

News, and especially the punditry that parades as news, is manipulative. And because of this manipulative nature, it is reasonable to ask to what ends are the audience being driven like a herd of stampeding cattle?

[Joe Chritz]

Facts are subject to manipulation by clever or biased reporting. That is why the need for opposite view points when discussing complicated issues.

People should be cautious to not take their info from any one source at all times.

Joe

[Myk Rian]

I watch Fox2 news Detroit in the morning, and that is it. The rest of the day is SPEED and wherever else I find a race going on.

[Scott Shepherd]

Careful, no need to get into the "news" section of this all and left vs. right, the intent of this thread was not to get into a "news channel" debate, but rather just to make lighthearted fun and how silly some of the stories are that are passed off as news, not whether or not someone's manipulating someone else or not.

Let's keep it that way and not end up with another deleted thread.

[Zach England]

A common household chemical may cause SUDDEN DEATH! Could you be a VICTIM? Tune in at ten to find out.

[Joe Leigh]

Hope I don't accidentally ingest that common household chemical before 10.

[ray hampton]

JOE , if you do ingest the common household chemical
before 10 and die, you still have tune -in and watch the
news report