We all know N-E-W-S stand for North, East, West, South and not New as in never seen before because today I discovered that the there is nothing "New" about the news (Pun Intended).
I get out of class at 11:15 on Tuesdays so naturally I turned on the TV. Seeing Burlington Iowa on the news captured my attention so I stuck around for a while. I saw Shepard Smith, Wolf Blitzer, Bill Hemmer, Anderson Cooper, and Campbell Brown report the same news over and over and over again. John McCain wants to lift the ban on off shore drilling....Women aren't voting for Obama...Homosexuals were legally married....Obama wants to treat terrorists like common criminals....and the midwest if flooding. Over and Over and Over again.
It was like watching the same episode of gilmore girls all day long. I love Gilmore Girls, but one episode at a time.
PS: If you are going to have a flashing 'Breaking News' sign show on the screen, make sure the news wasn't also 'Breaking News' eight hours earlier in the day. Where is the line of 'Breking News' and just plain old News?
5 comments:
I have thought this same thing for years. I could never figure out why even our local stations have to be on for 1 1/2 hours in the morning when all they do is repeat the same 'news' every 1/2 hour. Then it is on again (with the same 'old-news') at noon, 5 pm, 6 pm and 10 pm, then usually the same stuff at 6 the next morning. If there is nothing new to say, then don't be on so often! Weekends are worse - they say the same stuff for 3 days!
You just figured this out Tacy!?! Fox is a constant buzz at my house, but why? As you have said, It's the same thing on repeat! The "news" is a very interesting thing, now isn't it. You don't want to watch it because it's the same thing, but then when something does, it's a little refreshing...but then that gets played over and over until something else happens. It's a vicious cycle ma fren. Tis vicious.
i completely agree...and what really gets me is when they say "and coming up...find out who is only paying $2.00 for gas" and then you wait and wait and it's some stupid two second sentence and it's dumb...
So true katy. And you get all excited because it is like "yay! A way to save on gas!" and really he only spends $2 for gas because he rides a horse and the horse's food costs $2
Ha Ha Ha
Ok you all just have to do what I do. Turn on the news once a month and you'll be suprised at least once a year.
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