tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post7192925505904138420..comments2024-02-01T20:22:59.199-05:00Comments on Random Brain Droppings: Broadcast Bread and CircusesCommander Zaiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-35061977431791028402013-09-30T01:28:49.020-04:002013-09-30T01:28:49.020-04:00Slick: Yeah, that is sadly the case. It worries me...Slick: Yeah, that is sadly the case. It worries me greatly, my own personal opinion is that a great number of Americans simply have no idea what it will take for this country to successfully function in this era. <br /><br />Politicians can come and go because they will do what it takes to keep their jobs but it takes an informed public to keep a country going.<br /><br />Lime: I expect Fox to be propaganda but MSNBC greatly disappoints me. I want news and real debate. Not token arguments crafted to satisfy the viewing public. Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-84904470523603016392013-09-29T15:40:10.288-04:002013-09-29T15:40:10.288-04:00i have a cousin whose daughter did an internship w...i have a cousin whose daughter did an internship with that group in peru. <br /><br />as for your assessment of the news stations, i couldn't agree more, particularly with how you summed up FAUX NEWS. i listen to NPR's morning edition a lot. i can't say it's entirely unbiased but they seem to try and they do give more than cursory coverage of news items and ignore the pop culture BS.<br /><br />I'm curious about al-jazeera america like pixel is but in the same boat, not available here.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-33000709600429068572013-09-28T10:09:09.549-04:002013-09-28T10:09:09.549-04:00Most people are more interested in fluff than news...Most people are more interested in fluff than news. They want to be entertained.Slickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114087413899569980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-18039809474499396442013-09-28T09:46:35.611-04:002013-09-28T09:46:35.611-04:00Pixel: Absolutely! I find the news broadcasts on B...Pixel: Absolutely! I find the news broadcasts on BBC America FAR more informative and it also has a world view instead of a myopic-American outlook.<br /><br />As to be expected, my satellite provider quickly added MSNBC to the regular channel package once Al Jazeera came online.<br /><br />Goatman: Yeah, I catch Democracy Now every now and then. The area NPR news station is where my car radio is always set when I drive.<br /><br />R.W. Rawles: You wrote: "I have moved on from politics."<br /><br />So have I to a great degree. I still respect and admire Obama and get extremely upset when progressives compare him to Bush or Hitler even though I think Barrack has done some stupid things that I disagree with. <br /><br />Just about all my hopes for reform both here in America and the world rest with a younger population that on average is better educated and more globally aware. Entrenched interests have tied down and discredited any person even mentioning that our current way of life is unsustainable. Add to that an oblivious population that is quite fat, dumb, and happy and I have never been surprised Obama's "hope and change" never got far off the ground. <br /><br />Rose L.: Yeah, I get a lot of flack and incredulous eye rolls from certain people for speaking my views but with seven billion people on the planet and more coming the current global mindset of nation-states, multinational corporations, and powerful splinter groups that can challenge both the former and the latter is not working anymore.<br /><br />Life As I Know It: I catch CSPAN sometimes as well. <br /><br />The Bug: LOL!!! Actually I scan Facebook for news and current events as well. Commander Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-52945968178441874922013-09-27T13:27:04.865-04:002013-09-27T13:27:04.865-04:00I get all my news from Facebook (you think I lie -...I get all my news from Facebook (you think I lie - ha!). I used to religiously watch Keith O back in the day, and Rachel too, but I am currently in a bury my head in the sand phase...The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-48289945462424805382013-09-27T00:05:06.948-04:002013-09-27T00:05:06.948-04:00When I really want to know what is going on I read...When I really want to know what is going on I read the New York Times and watch CSPAN on my laptop. I would rate CSPAN higher than the NYT though. I agree that Democracy Now is a good alternative. Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-38158684018521318182013-09-26T23:56:39.779-04:002013-09-26T23:56:39.779-04:00I agree with you. I think in the good old days, ne...I agree with you. I think in the good old days, newspapers and the news on tv were there just for that. Seems when they became more of a private industry it was soon all about the bottom dollar and who could get the most readers (or watchers) throught the "fluff" stories--which actor is sleeping with which actress (or in some cases, which actor!), who has had work done on their face or buttocks or boobs, all sorts of junk like that.<br />Most people rarely read about or listen to anything about the drastic climate changes, the poisoning of our land and water, the loss of plants that could be medicinally helpful but destroyed by the cutting down of rainforests, the dying animal, plant and insect species and what effect it could cause (trickle down). I wish more peope would listen and want to speak up and work to fix things. Scary times for not too far off generations.Rose Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180873324576064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-81402482084756766782013-09-26T20:13:33.604-04:002013-09-26T20:13:33.604-04:00This was probably the best politically journalisti...This was probably the best politically journalistic article I have ever read of yours, Beach. But I am biased: I agree with what you say, 97½ of it anyway. I listen to MSMBC probably 5-7 minutes before I get sick to my stomach. Oh, I am glad they're out there alright, telling the truth as it is. But the truth is hell, as HST said. But the truth is that I am an old man now. And the truth, as true as it is, is no longer my truth. I have moved on from politics. That's for others who will be stronger stake holders in the future of this once great country than I hope to be. I still vote against Republicans and will to the end of time, as they say. But my reading is trending strongly toward finding my own personal stakes to hold.R W Rawleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602434711520754614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-81922216032424678902013-09-26T13:29:13.662-04:002013-09-26T13:29:13.662-04:00I thought I was the only one noticing that the nig...I thought I was the only one noticing that the nightly news (any network) has become pap and flap -- not the real news happening in the world. We get the NY Times as a newspaper, so at least the stories cover the world and not just Burger King!<br />Also, have you heard of "Democracy Now"? It is on some NPR radio stations and is also shown on a DirectTV channel. Amy Goodman does a good job with stories seldom covered elsewhere.goatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317617928368945316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-68062136564920454462013-09-26T07:42:00.304-04:002013-09-26T07:42:00.304-04:00You really have to look hard to get "just the...You really have to look hard to get "just the facts" these days. So much is an opinion with an agenda. I have found that foreign news tends to be less fluff (usually). I regularly read a German newspaper and often find that some news from the U.S. is reported better (and sooner) than on any American media.<br /><br />I'd like to watch Al Jazeera America to see what their standards are like, but my cable company doesn't carry it. Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.com