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Yes, I am a News Junkie | 4 | 30.77% | ||||
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Yes, I watch the news from time to time | 2 | 15.38% | ||||
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No, I only watch the news once a day | 4 | 30.77% | ||||
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No, I don't watch the news at all. | 3 | 23.08% | ||||
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02-09-2012, 11:01 AM | #1 | |||
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One of my best friends is a huge news junkie. She reads the paper daily front to back and is constantly watching news channels like CNN stations like that. I can be on the phone with her and she'll be watching the "news" and proceed to tell me all the bad things going on in this world.
While I think it's great that she can do this, I just can't see watching the news all day long. I think I would end up horribly depressed and anxious about the goings on in this world. And, I don't trust the reporters to report the news in an unbiased way. Since so many of us MSers are home a good portion of the day, how many of you watch the news constantly? |
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02-09-2012, 11:04 AM | #2 | |||
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BTW - I do read the headlines on MSN and if I'm interested in an article I will read it. But, I don't watch the news.
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02-09-2012, 11:41 AM | #3 | |||
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I usually watch the first five minutes of the news because that's when they give the weather forecast. Usually that's the extent of my news watching.
If there's a local story that I'm particularly interested in I'll watch for that update but for the most part I tend to shy away from most of the news. Nothing is ever good......
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02-09-2012, 11:48 AM | #4 | |||
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I haven't decided what to answer. I'm only a junkie when there's a specific story I'm following and want updates. That said, on weekdays we ALWAYS watch the noon news (local, only 10 minutes long--for the weather as much as anything) and we ALWAYS watch the evening local news, then the national news at 7.
I check the Google news headlines in the morning, and only through the day if I'm following something, as I said. We also get a local newspaper. With me it's like having to know what time it is--always. If I don't watch the news, I have that icky feeling that there's something I should know about. *shrug*
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02-09-2012, 12:11 PM | #5 | |||
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I have MSNBC on most of the day and especially in the late afternoon. I like the talk shows on Sunday too, especially Chris Matthews and Meet the Press.
I do occasionally have to take time away, as I get very overwrought about the world and all of the instability...then I watch shows like Devine Design or Property Brothers, or Househunters on HGTV...or Damsel in Distress movies on Lifetime movie network...
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02-09-2012, 12:49 PM | #6 | |||
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I'm a serious news junkie. I leave my tv on Fox News half the time, the other half of the time I probably have either HGTV on, or I'll be watching movies on my computer. (I have Amazon Prime and can watch some movies and tv shows for free, streamed from Amazon)
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02-09-2012, 02:45 PM | #7 | ||
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We live in no-man's-land. We do not get cable in our area and we don't want satellite so we do not have TV. I cannot watch the news. It costs too much to get the paper because there is no delivery in our area and we would have to have it mailed. I rarely listen to the radio. I live in a news wasteland. I have no idea what is happening in the world and I have to say I am none the worse off as a result. If there is something important going on, someone tells me. I like it this way.
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02-09-2012, 02:58 PM | #8 | |||
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I like to watch the nightly news. I like to stay informed. Sometimes I'll watch FOX news for a while until I get bored.
I noticed that old people living alone will start watching the 24 hr news channels or the weather channel 24/7. So you don't want to catch yourself doing that! Its like their brains get zero-ed in and they can't change channel or have no social side to them left. They get no interest in funny shows or dramas. I think its a sign of lost focus and maybe even depression.
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02-09-2012, 05:44 PM | #9 | |||
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CNN in my opinion spells constantly negative news. I find that no matter which channel I choose I am surrounded by negative news. There are almost never any news stories about good things, good people, or good events. I would like to hear about teenagers that did something good for their neighborhood, not about the ones that robbed a convenience store.
For now I rarely if ever watch the news. I even told the husband I can't stand any channel on the television that has arguing people and most of the stations today have arguing people. For now I will listen to my audio books on my iPhone.
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02-09-2012, 07:32 PM | #10 | |||
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I don`t get out into the world much, I like to stay informed about what is happening out there. I get my local news and read or watch a variety of news from other sources.
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