In 2017, I’m going to stop watching the news

Re:In 2017, I’m going to stop watching the news by z5h on Saturday December 31, 2016 @01:04PM (#13292209)

News is fine.

The problem is that most news business models compete for attention via:

  1. alarmist content  
  2. clickbait headlines  
  3. polarizing viewpoints

There aren't as many entities who simply try to deliver balanced news and perspectives. Try reading the Economist, apnews.com, wikinews.org.

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Re:In 2017, I’m going to stop watching the news by Esau on Saturday December 31, 2016 @08:31PM (#13294219)

Exactly. I realized during the run-up to the election that CNN and the other major news networks don't really report news anymore - they exploit it.

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