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Title: do you watch the news
Post by: aggie49 on April 04, 2014, 10:36:16 am

i do but i am getting to the point it is nothing but news about shootings death robberies what has become of this world

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: 6265AT99 on April 04, 2014, 11:43:31 am

The "news" has become nothing more than "entertainment" at this juncture.  Once upon a time it was "real news" but since the OBAMA ADMINISTRATION it's now just a bunch of malarkey cause THEY DICTATE WHAT THE JOURNALISTS CAN AND CANNOT REPORT. 

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: plennis on April 04, 2014, 12:28:50 pm

The news is not the same, since they are on 24 hours a day on many channels they have a lot of filler garbage.  They also repeat the same thing over and over and over.  I watch about 30 minutes a day and have just as good a grasp as some of the news junkies who watch all the time.  Also, a lot of what is put out there is just some guys opinion, not the news, it's what they think of the news.   If you think that the news is biased towards one party or the other, you just have to switch the channel to the other biased in your way.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: ljrjess69 on April 04, 2014, 12:43:48 pm

yes I watch it,,need to know whats going on..... :highfive:

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: dancer139 on April 04, 2014, 04:33:52 pm

yes i do,,,,  every evening from 5 pm to 7pm.  Love our evening news people,,,  they are witty and great people.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: mardukblood2009 on April 04, 2014, 04:52:31 pm

I try to avoid it as much as possible. It is ridiculous. >:(

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: BATISTAGIRL663 on April 04, 2014, 05:26:12 pm

yes i watch our local news everyday but i rarely watch world news --so much violence and saddness i mostly watch to see the weather and sports

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: nguzman1 on April 04, 2014, 05:44:46 pm

yea that is why I barely look at them anymore. I figure sometimes it's better not knowing.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: Lindaroof on April 04, 2014, 06:29:38 pm

I don't watch it as close as I used to, it is so depressing and scary any more.  :silly:

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: colbtrist on April 04, 2014, 08:07:13 pm

I used to watch all the time, but here lately I can't stand to see all the violence.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: lepord on April 04, 2014, 08:56:14 pm

No, I do not watch the news. I cannot afford cable tv anyway.. Facebook and You Tube are enough for me.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: dsawan on April 04, 2014, 09:02:03 pm

Yep at work

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: CharmedPhoenix on April 04, 2014, 09:15:03 pm

No, I usually don't watch the news.  It's too negative.  I agree with Dr Andrew Weil that it's not good for us.  It's been getting worse and worse for a long time, not just the past several years.  It forces us to witness such horrific things.  It's not healthy.   :P :angry7:

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: ShadowWolf16 on April 05, 2014, 12:03:35 am

I mostly watch local news now. I hardly ever watch world news anymore because it's so depressing and full of violence as of late.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: sherryinutah on April 05, 2014, 02:14:25 am

I watch Fox 13 News and I usually read about certain events on a specific website.  There is enough negativity in the news; however, I've learned to detach and observe so I'm not emotionally involved. 

It's important to me to know.....

what's happening locally and around the world.   :heart:

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: msmoneybags48 on April 05, 2014, 10:57:43 am

I watch the news; having been raised by my grandmother, it was a daily rendition.  She would then scold me when the 10 pm news came on because when I called her, she generally would be asleep.  I am like that today.  I watch the news in the morning, at 12 noon and either the 5 or 6 pm news.  When I miss either, I then would stay up an extra 30 minutes to watch the 10 pm news. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :rainbow:

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: sherryfan on April 05, 2014, 01:34:09 pm

The crime become a big problem.  News sometimes can make life stressful

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: Screwedupclick4life337 on April 05, 2014, 01:57:48 pm

I watch it sometimes

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: Skyenkit on April 08, 2014, 10:04:00 pm

I just read news in the internet.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: nmbrown863 on April 08, 2014, 11:12:56 pm

Honestly I don't watch as much as I should. I am always the last to hear about important news or stories. My husbands always on me about not watching the news enough.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: countrygirl12 on April 09, 2014, 05:46:25 am

Mostly I just read it on yahoo and then hit the local sites.  I read the headlines and then the story if I am interested.  I have family who sits and watches Fox News 24-7.  I swear I would be suicidal.  She is like 'oh it is funny to watch them argue back and forth' and I am thinking it's no wonder you are freaking physco. lol

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: devideddi on April 09, 2014, 06:36:31 am

Yes, I do.  I like the morning news and the evening news. Small amounts at a time but enough to keep me informed.
If something big is going on in the community or in the world I will watch a little extra.  My husband would watch 24/7
if he could!

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: ghunter on April 09, 2014, 06:46:09 am

Yes, I do and I don't like what I see and hear.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: monnee on April 09, 2014, 12:28:19 pm

Yes, I keep up with the current events around the world with the news.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: froggylover227 on April 09, 2014, 12:41:08 pm

Sometimes. But it's rather depressing. I mean, yeah, it's important to report on things like crime, but it's equally important to report on the brighter side as well. I think the news reporters should go out and look for good news instead of just waiting on bad news to come to them to report.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: vickysue on April 09, 2014, 01:02:25 pm

I watch the local news, even if they are 170 miles away Also some fox news then I just get disgusted with the national news channels as they are so biased toward any one but the liberals and democrats. Only report just certain things and then it is over and over.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: jmccaskill on April 09, 2014, 03:42:22 pm

I have three TVs in my office tuned to separate news channels, on all day long but with no sound (turn on sound if there is a big story breaking) but I get my news mainly from the Dow wire service that prints out all day...

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: mgint on April 28, 2014, 04:40:46 am

yes but sometimes it is very depressing

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: yikes77 on April 28, 2014, 06:43:10 am

I'm reading the news more online than watching it on CNN or the local outlets.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: kewl4reals on April 28, 2014, 07:11:13 am

Quote from: aggie49 on April 04, 2014, 10:36:16 am

i do but i am getting to the point it is nothing but news about shootings death robberies what has become of this world

Yes i like to watch  CNN news

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: honeyflower93 on April 28, 2014, 09:37:48 am

Rarely. The news to me is hand picked propaganda, sensationalized garbage, and skewed presentation of facts all for profit. I don't believe the news is truly about keeping the public informed. It just keeps getting worse too it seems. I especially refuse to watch Fox News. It's a bunch of far right garbage as far as I'm concerned.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: bowrunner on April 28, 2014, 09:46:20 am

Fox News is the only national news that is worth watching.  All of the rest are totally biased for the President and his cohorts.  I watch the local news also.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: pmagalei on April 28, 2014, 09:57:47 am

I don't usually watch but my wife does. She likes to be informed  both locally and around the world. Then she just shares with me a little bit of here and there and what not.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: InfuseMe1 on April 28, 2014, 10:56:01 am

usually get my daily dose of MSM and then go off on my own to find more, all around the globe... fun to do!

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: heypeg on April 28, 2014, 11:21:29 am

I do everyday, need to stay up on current affairs.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: patti4me on April 28, 2014, 11:25:48 am

We've been Fox News and Fox Business News fans for years but since I had our Directv disconnected we don't watch as much news.  My husband listens to talk-radio most days to keep up with the political news and we do have local channels so we can listen to the local news when we want to.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: alaskakaren on April 28, 2014, 03:42:01 pm

No..i do not watch the news.  I will read headlines on yahoo...to keep up with some current events but I will not watch the news.   Too upsetting and too sensational...good question.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: babyturtles23 on April 28, 2014, 03:47:41 pm

Only when my mom is watching it. Other than that I get most of my news from the internet.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: ladycasshmere on April 28, 2014, 05:14:20 pm

Interesting you should ask. I have noticed that lately I have found myself dodging the news. Im so serious when I say I haven't watched the news in over a week.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: Forp on April 28, 2014, 05:16:02 pm

no - most of it is horrible

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: maxinmotion on April 28, 2014, 05:26:32 pm

Yes I watch the news but not like I use too. Even the local news seems to be mostly bad news, neighbors shooting neighbors... You get tired of seeing it after a while.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: tuyetmai on April 29, 2014, 07:27:18 pm

I read them on the newspaper now.  We cut off our TV and spend more money on our internet now.  I know there are a lot of shooting around here.  I don't know what other think when they started to shoot each other like that?

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: catherinedwhite on April 29, 2014, 07:55:05 pm

Quote from: aggie49 on April 04, 2014, 10:36:16 am

i do but i am getting to the point it is nothing but news about shootings death robberies what has become of this world

I don't normally watch the news unless there is a specific story I want to see.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: misi49 on April 29, 2014, 10:59:09 pm

In the evening I watch the local news while I'm eating supper.  Then I see what the headlines are on the world news.  If there's something interesting, I'll watch.  If not, then I turn off the TV.  The world news has too much about all the fighting in the foreign countries.  That doesn't interest me.  What happened to all the feel-good stories?!!!

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: Getinonthis on April 30, 2014, 01:41:30 am

I do watch try to keep up with what's going on in and around the world. But I find the news to be quite tedious. Give me the internet I'll surf for what I'm interested in knowing or hearing about.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: ShadeTree on April 30, 2014, 09:42:14 pm

No. I don't watch MSM BS, which is basically what American news is. I do follow news sources online though. Independent news sources aren't as prevalent as they absolutely should be so when I find good/decent ones, I stick with them. I do also read some of the garbage being spewed by the bought-and-paid-for "sources" because I feel it's necessary to keep one's eyes on all that's available.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: lmrbean on April 30, 2014, 09:53:30 pm

Yes, I like to watch local news when I get up in the morning and in the evening before bed.  However, we have FOX news on a lot throughout the day.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: quietpal on April 30, 2014, 10:13:57 pm

No I don't watch the news on tv. It's interesting because some family members and I were just discussing this topic. I want to be informed of what's going on but I don't like hearing all the bad news that comes with it. If I catch any news, it's usually when I'm online, which is often. I might see a headline that catches my interest and click it on, but I definitely don't watch the local news. My husband keeps me informed sometime of what's going on so that's good enough for me.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: nickylanena on April 30, 2014, 11:33:29 pm

I don't really watch the news while I'm at university but I do whenever I'm home. I have to look at news online a lot.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: nickylanena on April 30, 2014, 11:38:44 pm

Quote from: Lindaroof on April 04, 2014, 06:29:38 pm

I don't watch it as close as I used to, it is so depressing and scary any more.  :silly:

I agree that there is A LOT of violence, but I feel like I need to stay in the know.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: bhiett on April 30, 2014, 11:39:48 pm

I find that I watch news on TV a lot less than I used to.  I do watch the weather channel daily and they work some news into their broadcast, which seems to be enough for me as so much on the news stations are political in nature and I get so tired of politics.  I read our local newspaper, look at the highlights on Bing, and check out a few things with my phone apps.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: rpse1927 on May 01, 2014, 06:45:04 am

yes I watch the news but it not always good to hear

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: Timberlan127 on May 01, 2014, 06:53:26 am

I watch the news everyday but although I do feel like we should be informed about what is going on I will agree that it is depressing because it is never good.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: braggin on May 01, 2014, 07:23:48 am

I watch about 2 1/2 hours of news just about every day, sometimes even more. The news I find most interesting is from the BBC and from PBS Newshour. They carry news from around the world and in more depth than the regular commercial channels do which I like a lot better. Lately, the national news has been taking up too much time discussing the weather around the country rather than reporting on the hard news from around the world, which is why I turn to PBS to get the real scoop about world events.

:monkey:

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: devideddi on May 01, 2014, 07:25:35 am

yes once or twice a day

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: sarabtrayior on May 01, 2014, 07:56:06 am

I do not watch the news unless I want to get depressed... not much good news and if the world is going to come to an end, I do not need to know about it until it happens...

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: melissaotto1982 on May 01, 2014, 10:00:59 am

It does really seem that way these days. More bad than good to report on. Sad!

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: debidoo on May 01, 2014, 10:48:41 am

I haven't had tv service for the past year and 3 months so I never watch news.  I come across stuff on the internet occasionally but try to steer clear of it because most of it is so stressful.  I did read recently that if a person watches news and reads a newspaper daily their life expectancy goes down WOW so i guess it is stressful.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: holmesch22 on May 01, 2014, 11:19:28 am

YES I ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP UP WHAT IS GOIGON IN THE WORLD

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: catchow on May 01, 2014, 12:17:28 pm

I agree with original poster, I do watch it every day but *sigh* there is never any good news, makes me not want to even leave my house

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: mrisha on May 01, 2014, 02:02:13 pm

I don't actually per se watch the news, it's more about listening when I am on my laptop.  Also watching the news is very depressing because everyday someone is killed and sometimes more than one. 

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: metsrock69 on May 01, 2014, 02:06:42 pm

I Only Watch The News For Weather And Sports. Everything Else Is Pretty Much Boring.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: jmccaskill on May 01, 2014, 02:08:55 pm

I have 3 TVs n my office tuned to different all new channels, they are on all day long, muted most of the time but the closed captions are running.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: darkxtsuna on May 02, 2014, 01:36:06 pm

Have not watch the news in awhile but from time to time I flip though the channels to see what is going on.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: mary33716 on May 03, 2014, 08:52:35 am

 I feel the same but, nothing but bad things happening it hurt me when child been missing or right now there a mother who killed her kids terrible. There so many woman cant have children but bring somewere if you dont want them. but the new is depressing and there good things but at least we know what going on cause without new we be in the dark.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: Jon626C on May 03, 2014, 10:23:37 am

Yes, I watch the news everyday. Thank You!

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: camellia0 on May 03, 2014, 02:20:27 pm

I usually watch the news and the weather. I don't watch the sports.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: jcalexis on May 03, 2014, 03:49:01 pm

 :thumbsup:I like watching the news. I want to know what's going on around the world.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: ancmetro on May 03, 2014, 07:05:14 pm

   
       Yes! You need to know what is going on in the world.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: jhfuller1969 on May 03, 2014, 07:12:44 pm

the only reason i watch the news anymore is the weather. the rest is the world turning to crap.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: bigfoot951 on May 04, 2014, 07:51:02 pm

No I don't.  I'm with you in that I don't care to watch all the crime etc, but I also don't feel the need to listen to the constant lies that we are fed through the media.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: sharonpatri55 on May 04, 2014, 08:05:27 pm

I watch the local and national news channels on a regular basis; I find the news somewhat depressing, but at the same time I do like to keep informed.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: dancer139 on May 05, 2014, 09:38:45 am

Our local new sucks big time !!!!!  So I watch the news from our bigger city.  also watch the national news in the evenings

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: jford87 on May 05, 2014, 09:58:46 am

I do not watch the news. For one thing, I don't have time. For another, with the invention of the internet it is completely unnecessary. I can now read or watch about the things that I find relevant rather than having to sit through news reports that do not have any relevance in my life.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: reiddb on May 05, 2014, 10:01:56 am

Without God and His ways.....our world is going to go nowhere else but down! That is why Jesus came to die and rise again to take away the sins of this world that if we would believe and trust and obey Him, we can live differently and have life everlasting!!!

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: mill8277 on May 05, 2014, 10:07:40 am

I been stopped watching the news a long time ago, it;s so depressing....

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: LaTashaS28 on May 05, 2014, 01:05:36 pm

I watch it sometimes when I can catch it... but I mostly find what's going on online and stuff

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: ljrjess69 on May 12, 2014, 05:34:59 am

yes usualy in the morning amd late at night i watch the news..........

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: bremer51 on May 12, 2014, 07:18:24 am

I watch the local news on TV and read the national news on the Internet.  I avoid the 24 hour news channels.  The majority of it is opinion, not news. And could care less what the commentators say...like their opinion is worthy of our consideration. 

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: BMaston12 on May 12, 2014, 08:35:11 am

Quote from: aggie49 on April 04, 2014, 10:36:16 am

i do but i am getting to the point it is nothing but news about shootings death robberies what has become of this world

I does make you wond

Quote from: aggie49 on April 04, 2014, 10:36:16 am

i do but i am getting to the point it is nothing but news about shootings death robberies what has become of this world

It does make you wonder doesn't it. People are not solving their problems by talking. NO patience to listen to each other and the indifference to their feelings. Too bad we can not get off this runaway train.
BMaston12

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: holmesch22 on May 12, 2014, 08:45:03 am

YES I WATCH THE NEWS EVEN IF IT IS SOMETIME SAD OR FRUSTRATING  I MUST THE NEWS KEEP ME ON MY TOES

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: amelhuish on May 14, 2014, 06:11:42 pm

No wonder my parents didn't ever watch it with us in the room growing up. I've heard of several people not watching the news until around 10 when the kids were asleep, and probably only for the weather. I watch  it sometimes during the day like a cnn, but never keep it on for hours.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: lvstephanie on May 15, 2014, 09:53:48 am

I tend to get more of my news from listening to the radio while I drive into work, and if there is some major story, I'll go on-line to read more about it from there. I don't have an issue with the violence as much as I do with the bias that all of the different stations have. There really isn't any objective journalism anymore, whether it be in terms of the actual writing / presenting of a story or even in the "metadata" like editors choosing which stories to present, how long of a time given to each story, the types of commentators they bring on to discuss a story, etc. And the bias isn't always based on political affiliation either; often the news is "Americanized" in that they'll only present stories that appeals to most Americans rather than the importance of the story to the world in general. I find it better to get an idea of the major stories going on and then searching for the facts on-line (as best as possible) in order to make my own conclusions.

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: cateyes1 on May 15, 2014, 10:00:29 am

I watch the news but is ALWAYS so depressing :(

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: dwggs on May 16, 2014, 05:10:57 am

Most of the time I only watch the news when I am at work that night as the tv's are always on

Title: Re: do you watch the news
Post by: tashamjoy on May 22, 2014, 08:39:10 pm

I used to watch very often but havent in months i just do not watch tv at college and just began to watch again being home for the summer and it is quite depressing. I feel like its mostly bad news then you hear about sports which i dont care about and such.