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hunter

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17. Television news and opinion is toxic. Don't support it.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2020, 02:02 PM

Jul 2020

Trump would be nobody without television.

My wife and I quit cable and broadcast television a long time ago.

We have an $8.99 subscription to Netflix and we rent or occasionally buy DVDs. We haven't run out of stuff to watch. We never suffer television commercials.

Mostly we read our news and opinion. We have electronic subscriptions to several newspapers local, national, and international. We still get a paper in our driveway as well.

We also support our local public radio station. They make me nuts sometimes with the corporate and bothsiderism shit, but better them on than religious bullshit that would make Jesus go on a rampage.

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I really hate journalism and the media [View all] Proud liberal 80 Jul 2020 OP

That's a pretty broad brush to be painting with. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #1

Yes it was a broad brush Proud liberal 80 Jul 2020 #3

Don't confuse Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #2

CNN had the information in the article. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #5

Mostly it's NOT journalism. That's the problem. nt live love laugh Jul 2020 #4

i personally love the media. we would be toast without them SiliconValley_Dem Jul 2020 #6

+1000000 Hoyt Jul 2020 #7

Absolutely. They have their weaknesses - cable news especially - The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #8

Don't blame journalism. It's the writers of the particular article(s) that is at fault. With... SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #9

There was nothing wrong with the article. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #12

Like I said Proud liberal 80 Jul 2020 #13

Unless you like negative attention Cirque du So-What Jul 2020 #10

It was suggested to me not long ago to seek out print media and pod casts for news. onecaliberal Jul 2020 #11

The story was posted at DU this morning at 10:58 a.m. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #14

The USA Today article Proud liberal 80 Jul 2020 #15

Out of the 3 cable news CNN is the only one I will watch JonLP24 Jul 2020 #16

Television news and opinion is toxic. Don't support it. hunter Jul 2020 #17

I'm quite fond of Journalism, but not its evil cousin Infotainment. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2020 #18