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windshieldwaves t1_j2fg94v wrote

I was leaving my garage one day, and the news said on the radio "Don't even think about taking" a certain freeway, because it was completely closed and cars were suck there for 5 hours. Avoiding that made me happy

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ortho85 t1_j2fjexk wrote

Don't you have Google Maps where you are?

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windshieldwaves t1_j2fjmti wrote

I don't use a phone when I am driving, and here in LA the radio news is ahead of Google Maps anyway. I think the news is great, it connects people to the country and world

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WHOISTIRED t1_j2fklhu wrote

The news isn't ahead of Google maps. Maps is literally live as long as other people have phones in their car with the app on their phone. Which you guessed it even if 1/2 of the people have the app it will still give very accurate information as it tracks everything.

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chancewitt21 t1_j2fove3 wrote

This is correct. I am a route driver and never has the radio been ahead of google maps. Matter of fact, more times than not, if it is a low/medium traffic impacting accident its cleared up before the radio even announces it!

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ortho85 t1_j2fk63k wrote

In Australia we can put our phone in a holder, and use it as a live GPS. It's fantastic for early warning of crashes, roadworks, speed cameras, etc.

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EducationalNose7764 t1_j2foqlg wrote

Just use a holder and put on Waze. That shit never lies. It's definitely ahead of what the news is reporting. I don't even listen to the news anymore for traffic broadcasts since the app is pretty much live. The only thing it's not good at is if there is new construction that hasn't been detected yet.

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windshieldwaves t1_j2fsaki wrote

Waze is lame. It takes you through all kinds of residential neighborhoods you have no real business being in. I still like the news

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EducationalNose7764 t1_j2fwhoq wrote

It is still a more optimal route than you would do otherwise. There's been many times that I have questioned Waze for redirecting me through weird stuff, but every time I go against it, it's worse

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windshieldwaves t1_j2fwncn wrote

I guess I'll just stick the highways and major streets where through traffic is supposed to be, and I'll leave the poor residents of my city alone

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tauzN t1_j2fhx4u wrote

“The news” is a very broad definition.

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Character_Pound_8240 t1_j2fgzqn wrote

Stopped watching any TV since this last election cycle. Those political ads are pure poison.

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mocroyahya t1_j2fhrzn wrote

Nah just watch different channels. Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network go crazy (I'm a grown ass man but my favorite show is still Gumball)

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PrisonerV t1_j2fope0 wrote

So, stay in the dark about life? No thanks.

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DeanXeL t1_j2fki4v wrote

Demand fair news. Y'all just have fucked up "news" channels.

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Peterthinking t1_j2frlnf wrote

Maybe just stop watching TV. Life is too short for commercials and reruns. Go live.

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MalazMudkip t1_j2fo9z6 wrote

I check CBC and NPR once a week to keep up. I also glance at Canadian and US political subs briefly each day. Only ever written articles, never audio or video. I think i have a healthy relationship with the news, but i do know there are plenty of people who fall into the fear/anger trap and are glued to it through most of their free time.

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neptunewifi t1_j2fvaa8 wrote

Stop watching the neeews… I’m leaving todaaay 🎶

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El_frosty t1_j2fggr1 wrote

I stopped watching it when it became like the music charts, same three songs on repeat. Climate crisis, financial crisis, war...

Nothing new for over a year - mostly.

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Clen23 t1_j2ffu5l wrote

It's kinda entertaining tho

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hsvsunshyn t1_j2flbsv wrote

That is the thing. If you watch it like it was entertainment (and that is how many television news organizations treat it), then that is fine. I think OP is talking to people who obsessively watch the news, and that is the danger.

Humans conflate anecdotes with verifiable facts, and "saw it on the news" affects how many humans think about the world. Missing out on the one story about the guy halfway across the country murdered ten people does not have any negatives, where hearing about the story mentally increases your "people are murderers" counter. The world is much safer than the news would have you believe, and that is what the news organizations want you to think.

There is an old adage from the newspaper days, "if it bleeds, it leads". Bloody violence always gets the most prominent position, since that sells more newspapers/gets more viewers/listeners, which sells more ads, which makes the news organization more money.

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savvybabyxox t1_j2fkfv1 wrote

I watch it on and off but it does make me feel anxious at times. It’s literally like watching Entertainment Tonight sometimes. They just tell you the news they think you should know and why is it never ever positive

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prositronmchappy t1_j2fkunz wrote

But, still, skim the headlines. Run some searches for positive stuff.

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calcteacher t1_j2foqmc wrote

gave that up sometime ago. and most of social media

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seriouslydoubtit t1_j2ftz1n wrote

Especially FOX and all those goofs spouting off their opinion, wich they do only for money. Very disingenuous

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autotelica t1_j2fvbuo wrote

The news doesn't make me unhappy. Most of it is just mindless chatter. However, I still watch the local 6 o'clock news and the national evening news. Just so that I'm not caught by surprise by the weather (like killer snow storms) and other important information. Like road closures and government policy changes.

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