Wednesday, May 18, 2011

News and Other Interesting Stuff

The local news outlets are terrible.  Most of what they have on their multiple 1/2 hour shows is not really news.  We all know they spend an inordinate amount of time on weather.  But they also use news to promote other programs on their networks, especially American Idol (FOX).

Much of the time they read the news to you like its a camp fire story with much drama.  Just give me the facts, please.

And the video is simply awful.  A story about a violent crime is being reported, and the video is of flashing police car lights, a door stoop, and no picture of anything that actually adds to your understanding of the events the are unfolding.  They'll even do live remotes from the scene of last night's crime.

For the last few weeks or months all the stations are doing reports on the price of gas.  "Today gas reached $3.99 a gallon at Joe's Station".  Really, that's news?  I can't wait for the pothole stories.

Local news is about 90% worthless.

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