How F'd Are We dot Com » cnn http://www.howfdarewe.com Political and Social Issues relating to Government and the People Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:09:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Local News – Why won’t they just give us the news? http://www.howfdarewe.com/10/2008/01/22/ http://www.howfdarewe.com/10/2008/01/22/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:38:05 +0000 admin http://www.howfdarewe.com/?p=10 Continue reading →]]> If there is one thing that will lure me to change the channel when watching the local news broadcast, it is a statement similar to this: “A common household item has caused the deaths of several residents… stay tuned to discover what that item is…” Really? Isn’t this something that should be brought to everyone’s attention, immediately? It is not that they do this every once in awhile, but it is that they do this all the time. And if you do stay tuned to hear what the issue is, they will not cover the topic till the last 3 minutes of the news broadcast. Then have the audacity to explain how if I accidentally drink bleach I should call Poison Control. Thank you for telling me something that I really could not go to bed without knowing!

This is a technique incorporated by every local news station, which is employed through radio and TV commercials. Who do these networks think we are; mindless morons, with no other medium to find out the news?

These tactics are nothing new and I know most of you have been irritated from these types of ploys in the past. Personally, I can’t stand it! Do these networks not realize that this is the information age, and that we have an unlimited amount of information at the touch of a button?

Obviously not, otherwise they would show us some respect and tell us the news. They wouldn’t make it secretive, nor would they force their audience to watch the entire news show before reporting the story. I will never wait for this sort of story again. I will go to my computer and search the Internet for what to me is a top story.

The other thing that I don’t care for, that many of you may appreciate, is the reporting of non-news related stories. I don’t care about Brittney Spears’ next court appearance, or her latest rants filmed by paparazzi. Even CNN and Fox News will report on these ridiculous stories. Thanks CNN, I am glad to know that Ashley Tisdale is glad she got a nose job. This so-called entertainment news has absolutely no affect on me, my family, or my business. My life is not so bad that I have to watch somebody else’s life fall apart, for me to feel good about my own life.

So let’s just stick to the news… please!

PE

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