I guess with dozens of different internet sources at my disposal now, I don’t trust any big corporate news network to really give me a good picture of news events, even breaking ones, because at the end of the day, they’re beholden to their corporate masters who demand that even stories that should be straight up news don’t do anything to harm anyone that might make them money.
That is something I do love about NPR and PBS. They have no problem criticizing their corporate funders and freely admit that they get funding from that corporation in a story that criticizes them.
Weekends are not very newsy on public radio, it’s true. But the weekday NPR stream is Morning Edition, which is basic news, 1A, which is more in-depth about current events with an attempt to be unbiased about it. Admittedly, they also do an hour of Fresh Air, but I would say the rest counts as news. And my station often breaks in if there’s something major going on.
I also think a lot of the things that channels like CNN put up as breaking news just aren’t. Even when they seem like they are.
I guess also because I grew up in the pre-CNN era, I don’t feel I need to know everything the second it happens. I mean it can be interesting, but if I don’t find out about it until 12 hours later, it’s not a big deal a good 90% of the time.
HLN exists as a channel, but as near as I can tell it’s all true crime bullshit now.
“Look at this horrible thing this asshole got away with… OR DID HE??? Was he actually innocent all along? Or is he even MORE twisted than anyone imagined!!! Tune in to find out!”
I will turn it on during the day because for actual news events, they’re better than MSNBC or Fox.
It’s when the opinion engine kicks in that they’re useless.
I guess with dozens of different internet sources at my disposal now, I don’t trust any big corporate news network to really give me a good picture of news events, even breaking ones, because at the end of the day, they’re beholden to their corporate masters who demand that even stories that should be straight up news don’t do anything to harm anyone that might make them money.
That is something I do love about NPR and PBS. They have no problem criticizing their corporate funders and freely admit that they get funding from that corporation in a story that criticizes them.
Oh, NPR and PBS are absolutely solid, but you have to wait for them to get around to covering something, if they bother at all. :(
Right now, turning on my local PBS station it’s…
Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me… which is fine, but it’s not news. :)
Weekends are not very newsy on public radio, it’s true. But the weekday NPR stream is Morning Edition, which is basic news, 1A, which is more in-depth about current events with an attempt to be unbiased about it. Admittedly, they also do an hour of Fresh Air, but I would say the rest counts as news. And my station often breaks in if there’s something major going on.
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/472557877/npr-program-stream
I also think a lot of the things that channels like CNN put up as breaking news just aren’t. Even when they seem like they are.
I guess also because I grew up in the pre-CNN era, I don’t feel I need to know everything the second it happens. I mean it can be interesting, but if I don’t find out about it until 12 hours later, it’s not a big deal a good 90% of the time.
What I miss is Headline News. Turn on a channel, any time of the day or night, and get the equivalent of a 30 minute network newscast.
I agree. That was excellent. Originally anyway. Then it changed to ‘HN’ and had regular programming and does it even exist now?
HLN exists as a channel, but as near as I can tell it’s all true crime bullshit now.
“Look at this horrible thing this asshole got away with… OR DID HE??? Was he actually innocent all along? Or is he even MORE twisted than anyone imagined!!! Tune in to find out!”
It’s 24 hour propaganda. There’s never a time when CNN isn’t injecting their opinions and bias into a story.