The News
By MoonGypsy
@MoonGypsy (4606)
United States
February 11, 2013 9:15pm CST
not as many people watch the news anymore. i know don't because it can be quite depressing. i also don't like how the media is so strong and manipulative at creating public opinion. when i want to know what's going on, i get my news from the internet. do you still watch the news?
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6 responses
@joliefille (3690)
• Philippines
12 Feb 13
We still watch the news on tv. My father tunes in to national news tv by 7pm or 10pm. Other times when there's a tsunami alert or typhoon alert we watch the tv for it.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
12 Feb 13
you must live in a place where there are a lot of tsunami threats. do you live in japan? i guess if i lived in a place that can get tsunami's i would want to watch the news sometime, too.
@shiesse (306)
• Canada
12 Feb 13
I don't watch the news, I also don't read the news paper. I find that both sources always focus on the negative things in life and it can bring a person down. I don't like negativity. I get angry when I see or hear about all the injustices of the world so I try to avoid it. I am like you, if I want to know about something I will look up information online.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
12 Feb 13
oh, that paper is just boring. the only thing i like about the paper is the sunday paper, that has all the extra stuff like mini magazines and cupons.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
12 Feb 13
There's enough doom and gloom going on without having it thrust into your face when you open the newspaper or turn on the news, so I tend to avoid it, usually it tends me make me angry, easy solution turn the news off and don't read a paper, I get by easily doing the two.
@kourdapya (924)
• Philippines
12 Feb 13
Yes, I still watch the news, though I agree with what you said. Most of the news are really depressing. There's this news that's my favorite because I love the newscaster. She has a good reputation I never heard her name related to any politician. If some news anchors or tv network gets involved with a politician, it has a negative effect on a lot of people. I get to read most news on internet too.
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Feb 13
I don't watch the news because I don't watch TV and because your right it is SO depressing most of the time! I don't want to hear about all of the bad things that are happening in the area, I already know bad things happen every day. I don't need to hear about all of that all the time...
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
12 Feb 13
i am like you. i don't watch much television either. it is getting just as stupid as the news.
@mondaylover (183)
• Poland
12 Feb 13
I prefer to watch the news than searching informations on the internet. One reason for that is that TV media (though may manipulate some facts a little) are doing all the work for me. They are selecting the most important news of the day for me and they serve it in short form so I don't need to waste my time on searching and reading bunch of trash before I stumble on something important. Besides TV news can't manipulate facts too much as they are closely watched and monitored. It's a lot harder to track some not so impartial article on the Internet.
@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
12 Feb 13
you make a really good point. i never thought about it like that. i still would rather go fishing for my news than having to watch the one on television.
