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Anyone else stopped watching the news because of the coronavirus
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I watched it tonight for the first time in two weeks because I felt like it was all being blown out of proportion and after watching it again tonight, I feel the same way about it. The news was about the only thing I use to watch on TV, but not anymore because it's been worrying me and misleading me into thinking its the end of the world.
The way they choose to interview people who are wearing masks and focus on areas where there are little or no people. That's not like reality! I see people everywhere and people out and about with no face masks.. And nobody who I chat with seems to be so concerned about it as the people who have their say on the news.
Sure it's a terrible thing and we know it already so stay safe and change the facking record.  |
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Newsnight was good this evening, Especially the "Calling Bullshit" item.
Emily said bullshit several times.
Reminded me of Pussy Riot.
I think news has reached the norm period for the virus. It's become like the traffic accident it was often compared to. Also people are worn out from covid news especially if they've lost their jobs. It's now part of our lives.
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"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative."
Column News is far from unbiased. Brian Gerrish Is a rabid conspiracy theorist with more than a touch of American-style tin foil hat wearing about him. |
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I have pretty much given up watching. I read the headlines a couple of time’s a day and that’s it.
When working from home I have substituted it for a livestream of bears fishing in a river in Alaska.
With the backdrop of a waterfall it’s a welcome antidote to all the bad news. |
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I haven't read it watched the news since all this started.
If I happen to catch the headlines on the radio, then so be it, but I'm not going out if my way to be told that no one in charge has the first fucking clue about what's going on or what to do about it |
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By *ootykMan
over a year ago
lurgan |
No news is good news in my book. Its all propaganda for one agenda or another right wing or left wing . The Two wings belong to the one bird if you get my drift. I stole that off Doug Stanhope but I think its very true statement. The media in the north of Ireland used to play the interviews of one political party then dubbed out the voice of the other party's interview and played an actors voice I shit you not. You don't have to be a genius to work it out. The BBC ITV channel 4 and 5 are all one publicly funded too. That's the funny part for me, public pays for its own lies  |
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By *usie pTV/TS
over a year ago
taunton |
I more or less stopped watching the news a year or two ago when pissed off with non stop brexit heaved a sigh of relief when that was done, a few weeks later we slip into non stop virus, do try to watch local news and BBC has managed to f*ck that up by removing the lovely girls on in the mornings. |
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"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative."
Just out of interest, are you an anti-masker? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative.
Just out of interest, are you an anti-masker?"
I nearly spat my coffee out when I read UK column news. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative."
Is this sarcasm?
UK Column is conspiracy pseudoscience. It's an even worse version of the mail online. |
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By *arksxMan
over a year ago
Leicester / London |
"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative.
Is this sarcasm?
UK Column is conspiracy pseudoscience. It's an even worse version of the mail online."
I've never heard of this so I decided out of curiosity to watch it.
WTF...Why have they filmed them talking bollocks in what looks like a 3rd rate BBC production studio.
If you want unbiased news from YouTube TLDR is very good.
But still not perfect. They attempt to provide unbiased news and at least have presenters with opinions from across the spectrum.
To those saying they dont watch the news like it makes them enlightened.
You are the problem...I appreciate not everyone wants to be informed and agree 24/7 news is depressing.
But to give up on keeping yourself informed is giving up your responsibility to society.
It takes nothing to read a few articles every couple of days or watch some news
The key is to keep limit how much news you expose yourself and to get it from a variety of sources. |
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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago
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"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative.
Is this sarcasm?
UK Column is conspiracy pseudoscience. It's an even worse version of the mail online."
I clearly stand corrected. It was recommended to me and I'm just trying to find some unbiased news to inform myself with. It looks like I have been misled from the responses.
If anybody has any good recommendations please feel free to add them to the thread and I will check them out. |
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By *obka3Couple
over a year ago
bournemouth |
"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative.
Is this sarcasm?
UK Column is conspiracy pseudoscience. It's an even worse version of the mail online.
I've never heard of this so I decided out of curiosity to watch it.
WTF...Why have they filmed them talking bollocks in what looks like a 3rd rate BBC production studio.
If you want unbiased news from YouTube TLDR is very good.
But still not perfect. They attempt to provide unbiased news and at least have presenters with opinions from across the spectrum.
To those saying they dont watch the news like it makes them enlightened.
You are the problem...I appreciate not everyone wants to be informed and agree 24/7 news is depressing.
But to give up on keeping yourself informed is giving up your responsibility to society.
It takes nothing to read a few articles every couple of days or watch some news
The key is to keep limit how much news you expose yourself and to get it from a variety of sources."
You dont need to watch the news to keep yourself informed, plenty of other source, the radio and internet being two.
We gave up tv news in 2017, funny I still know what's going on in the world |
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By *arksxMan
over a year ago
Leicester / London |
"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative.
Is this sarcasm?
UK Column is conspiracy pseudoscience. It's an even worse version of the mail online.
I clearly stand corrected. It was recommended to me and I'm just trying to find some unbiased news to inform myself with. It looks like I have been misled from the responses.
If anybody has any good recommendations please feel free to add them to the thread and I will check them out."
Tldr as I mentioned
Reuters...the daddy of unbiased news
AP (associated press) for more USA news
France 24, Al Jazeera,rt news for stories across the globe
But be warned these are state run and often can be very biased too when they report on domestic news to their nation.
I personally get qlot of my news from financial sources as they get to the nub of the story in a logical way.
Although I appreciate that's not how everyone wants just the facts presented.
Market watch
Investing.com
Bloomberg
For more opinion lead news I find its easiest to find a journalist not that I agree with..but respect their ability to really the news and either get their newsletter or have their stories sent as links via social media.
The Atlantic
Vox
Vice
Always have something interesting to look into
I think the greatest challenge the public has with media in 2020 and going forward is being your own editor...there is no shortage of content.
Its understanding what is worth listening to and what is not.
I think its also very big of you to publicly accept your link was flawed and not let ego get in the way of asking others for alternatives
Wouldn't the internet be a better place if everyone did that. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
You made a good choice not to watch the news, it slowly conditions you and gives you very an inaccurate picture of the world. We’ve not watched any tv for over 25 years!
BBC have become worse since kunnesburg joined , I read the article on the 42 year old pilot in a coma with COVID-19 and how we must all be careful not to underestimate it. Not once did it mention he was dying already before this. I reset my internet filters to block all bbc content |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative.
Is this sarcasm?
UK Column is conspiracy pseudoscience. It's an even worse version of the mail online.
I clearly stand corrected. It was recommended to me and I'm just trying to find some unbiased news to inform myself with. It looks like I have been misled from the responses.
If anybody has any good recommendations please feel free to add them to the thread and I will check them out.
Tldr as I mentioned
Reuters...the daddy of unbiased news
AP (associated press) for more USA news
France 24, Al Jazeera,rt news for stories across the globe
But be warned these are state run and often can be very biased too when they report on domestic news to their nation.
I personally get qlot of my news from financial sources as they get to the nub of the story in a logical way.
Although I appreciate that's not how everyone wants just the facts presented.
Market watch
Investing.com
Bloomberg
For more opinion lead news I find its easiest to find a journalist not that I agree with..but respect their ability to really the news and either get their newsletter or have their stories sent as links via social media.
The Atlantic
Vox
Vice
Always have something interesting to look into
I think the greatest challenge the public has with media in 2020 and going forward is being your own editor...there is no shortage of content.
Its understanding what is worth listening to and what is not.
I think its also very big of you to publicly accept your link was flawed and not let ego get in the way of asking others for alternatives
Wouldn't the internet be a better place if everyone did that."
Very Good list , I would just add WSJ and Al Jazeera   |
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By *arksxMan
over a year ago
Leicester / London |
"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative.
Is this sarcasm?
UK Column is conspiracy pseudoscience. It's an even worse version of the mail online.
I clearly stand corrected. It was recommended to me and I'm just trying to find some unbiased news to inform myself with. It looks like I have been misled from the responses.
If anybody has any good recommendations please feel free to add them to the thread and I will check them out."
Here is also infographic of most major news sources and how left and right their reporting leans.
Like I said its not about ONLY listening to unbiased news.
But using your own cognitive dissonance to see the biases in the news for yourself and allow the biased news across the spectrum to form your OWN opinions
https://www.adfontesmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Media-Bias-Chart_4.0.1_Licensed_Copy_White_Background-min.jpg |
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By *atEvolutionCouple
over a year ago
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Like I said its not about ONLY listening to unbiased news.
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If only there were such a thing called un-biased news that thought might be useful. But there isn't. The answer is to read widely, including that which you do not support and to come to conclusion/s 'in-balance'.
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By *arksxMan
over a year ago
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Like I said its not about ONLY listening to unbiased news.
If only there were such a thing called un-biased news that thought might be useful. But there isn't. The answer is to read widely, including that which you do not support and to come to conclusion/s 'in-balance'.
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That's why advocate cognitive dissonance
And wrote this directly underneath
But using your own cognitive dissonance to see the biases in the news for yourself and allow the biased news across the spectrum to form your OWN opinions |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
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Like I said its not about ONLY listening to unbiased news.
If only there were such a thing called un-biased news that thought might be useful. But there isn't. The answer is to read widely, including that which you do not support and to come to conclusion/s 'in-balance'.
That's why advocate cognitive dissonance
And wrote this directly underneath
But using your own cognitive dissonance to see the biases in the news for yourself and allow the biased news across the spectrum to form your OWN opinions"
I get what you are saying but if you don’t trust a source is authentic then there is no cognitive dissonance , I wouldn’t listen to anything Boris or Trump say , if I did I would just chuckle at how funny they look and sound , that isn’t cognitive dissonance. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I took a long news break as there was too much focus on it. I'm not saying it was blown out of proportion... but there's only so many COVID stories I can absorb  |
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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago
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"I was recommended to listen to the UK Column news cast which is 2 or 3 times a week on YouTube. I was told it is unbiased.
I have found that very informative.
Is this sarcasm?
UK Column is conspiracy pseudoscience. It's an even worse version of the mail online.
I clearly stand corrected. It was recommended to me and I'm just trying to find some unbiased news to inform myself with. It looks like I have been misled from the responses.
If anybody has any good recommendations please feel free to add them to the thread and I will check them out.
Tldr as I mentioned
Reuters...the daddy of unbiased news
AP (associated press) for more USA news
France 24, Al Jazeera,rt news for stories across the globe
But be warned these are state run and often can be very biased too when they report on domestic news to their nation.
I personally get qlot of my news from financial sources as they get to the nub of the story in a logical way.
Although I appreciate that's not how everyone wants just the facts presented.
Market watch
Investing.com
Bloomberg
For more opinion lead news I find its easiest to find a journalist not that I agree with..but respect their ability to really the news and either get their newsletter or have their stories sent as links via social media.
The Atlantic
Vox
Vice
Always have something interesting to look into
I think the greatest challenge the public has with media in 2020 and going forward is being your own editor...there is no shortage of content.
Its understanding what is worth listening to and what is not.
I think its also very big of you to publicly accept your link was flawed and not let ego get in the way of asking others for alternatives
Wouldn't the internet be a better place if everyone did that."
Thank you. That still is a lot of sources, I really don't know where to start!
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Tldr as I mentioned
Reuters...the daddy of unbiased news
AP (associated press) for more USA news
France 24, Al Jazeera,rt news for stories across the globe
But be warned these are state run and often can be very biased too when they report on domestic news to their nation.
I personally get qlot of my news from financial sources as they get to the nub of the story in a logical way.
Although I appreciate that's not how everyone wants just the facts presented.
Market watch
Investing.com
Bloomberg
For more opinion lead news I find its easiest to find a journalist not that I agree with..but respect their ability to really the news and either get their newsletter or have their stories sent as links via social media.
The Atlantic
Vox
Vice
Always have something interesting to look into
I think the greatest challenge the public has with media in 2020 and going forward is being your own editor...there is no shortage of content.
Its understanding what is worth listening to and what is not.
I think its also very big of you to publicly accept your link was flawed and not let ego get in the way of asking others for alternatives
Wouldn't the internet be a better place if everyone did that.
Very Good list , I would just add WSJ and Al Jazeera "
Agreed. some excellent and diverse sources there. I spend many hours on some of those news sites. Self-confessed news junkie. Most of our friends are the same, and we always have much to talk about when we meet up.
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I selectively pick the news that I learn and don't generally get the regular TV news. For covid-19 it's better to evaluate published scientific research, rather than a news bulletin that interprets some of it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Anyone else stopped watching the news because of the coronavirus"
Pretty much and along with Politics being so deceitful I hardly watch any news at all now. |
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