Yes, I like Al Jazeera, too. They seem to employ actual journalists.
Tina
On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 9:52 AM, Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> My recent enforced bedstay led me to appreciate both France 24 and Al
> Jeezeera news,,,
> as opposed our celebrity driven network gossip outlets.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I'm afraid I'm addicted. I listed to NPR all day and BBC all night. I
> > NEVER watch TV news except for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
> >
> > Tina
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 7:29 AM, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Yes, and they all suck!
> > >
> > > News organizations today exist essentially to scare you, or at least to
> > > keep you worried and on edge. Try a week without news. It will improve
> > your
> > > life. Don’t give me that rubbish about needing to be informed, etc.
> About
> > > 99.999 percent of news content concerns sabertooth tigers outside caves
> > > that are nowhere near where you live, work or vacation. They are not
> > going
> > > to eat you. They are not going to threaten you. You cannot hear them
> roar
> > > if you walk out into your dooryard. Their threat is brought to you by
> > news
> > > organizations. Newspapers are bad enough because they are being beaten
> > down
> > > by the internet and they are desperate. Television news is nattily
> > dressed
> > > excrement. Yes, even the BBC.
> > >
> > > A week.
> > >
> > > Try it.
> > >
> > > --Bob Whitmire
> > > Certified Neanderthal
> > >
> > > On Aug 26, 2014, at 1:34 AM, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Amen!
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > > On 26 Aug 14, at 00:43, Tina Manley <tmanley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> BBC does a much better job with the world news than any USA news
> > outlet.
> > > >
> > >
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