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LearnedHand

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1. Because the very "best" of television news is insipid at best?

Reply to pstokely (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2026, 12:35 AM

16 hrs ago

Because no one organizes their lives around 6 o’clock news anymore? Because two anchors talking isn’t news to begin with? Because they all licked TSF’s ass? Idk what do you think?

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Job losses, falling ratings, consolidation: What's behind the decline in local TV news (LA Times) [View all] pstokely 17 hrs ago OP

Because the very "best" of television news is insipid at best? LearnedHand 16 hrs ago #1

Maybe the ET (entertainment tonight) model of mwmisses4289 16 hrs ago #2

Its talking heads with opinions. Historic NY 15 hrs ago #3

The rw agenda for decades has been to undermine news networks to the point where they are irrelevant yaesu 13 hrs ago #4