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Clen23 t1_j2ffu5l wrote
It's kinda entertaining tho
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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
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.
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)
tauzN t1_j2fhx4u wrote
“The news” is a very broad definition.
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ortho85 t1_j2fjexk wrote
Don't you have Google Maps where you are?
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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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.
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
DeanXeL t1_j2fki4v wrote
Demand fair news. Y'all just have fucked up "news" channels.
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.
prositronmchappy t1_j2fkunz wrote
But, still, skim the headlines. Run some searches for positive stuff.
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.
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.
PrisonerV t1_j2fope0 wrote
So, stay in the dark about life? No thanks.
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.
calcteacher t1_j2foqmc wrote
gave that up sometime ago. and most of social media
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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Peterthinking t1_j2frlnf wrote
Maybe just stop watching TV. Life is too short for commercials and reruns. Go live.
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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
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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neptunewifi t1_j2fvaa8 wrote
Stop watching the neeews… I’m leaving todaaay 🎶
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.
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
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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