I occasionally watch the local news and some cable news. I try really hard not to. All cable news comes with a severe bias so it winds up being wrong most of the time. I guess my biggest complaint about cable news is that no one presents the unbias view. Everything comes with their explaination and it winds up coming across as "you don't know anything, your to stupid to understand it so we are going to feed it to you in such a way as you will understand it, and by the way we are going to put our spin on it!" My biggest issue with local news is the glint in the anchor's eye, or the weatherman's eye as they tell you that there is a .00001 percent chance that those clouds over the Gulf of Mexico are going to form a hurricane and come get you!
I live on the Texas Gulf Coast and it seems that every other night they want to do a story to tell you that there is another tragedy ready to befall you. I grew up here, I hunt, fish, live outdoors and have my whole life. I guess things I take for granted, knowledge I have gained over the years make me somewhat jaded. Point in case all of the local papers, the local TV stations and local blogs and online news sources went absolutely nuts last year about a guy videoing a rattlesnake in the dunes at a local beach. According to all the sources this was a new life threatening danger that was caused by something someone had done. Take your pick, over development leading to lack of habitat, global warming, etc. The reality as I know it is rattlesnakes have been in the dunes forever! I grew up with my father telling me for years they were there and seeing them for years during trips to the beach and fishing trips. Anyone who lives where I do knows they are there and they have always been there. But to here these guys talk about it you would think it was the beginning of the end of humanity. All I can conclude it that some how these people think this kind of sensationalism leads to better ratings which leads to advertising dollars which leads to more money. Well sorry guys I don't buy iy and will get my news from other sources. Mostly reading the internet at sites I trust because at least when I read it I don't have to listen to the excitement in their voices and their frantic delivery style.
I live on the Texas Gulf Coast and it seems that every other night they want to do a story to tell you that there is another tragedy ready to befall you. I grew up here, I hunt, fish, live outdoors and have my whole life. I guess things I take for granted, knowledge I have gained over the years make me somewhat jaded. Point in case all of the local papers, the local TV stations and local blogs and online news sources went absolutely nuts last year about a guy videoing a rattlesnake in the dunes at a local beach. According to all the sources this was a new life threatening danger that was caused by something someone had done. Take your pick, over development leading to lack of habitat, global warming, etc. The reality as I know it is rattlesnakes have been in the dunes forever! I grew up with my father telling me for years they were there and seeing them for years during trips to the beach and fishing trips. Anyone who lives where I do knows they are there and they have always been there. But to here these guys talk about it you would think it was the beginning of the end of humanity. All I can conclude it that some how these people think this kind of sensationalism leads to better ratings which leads to advertising dollars which leads to more money. Well sorry guys I don't buy iy and will get my news from other sources. Mostly reading the internet at sites I trust because at least when I read it I don't have to listen to the excitement in their voices and their frantic delivery style.
(now don't go spilling my secret here lol)
) and Jeopardy right after that.
