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Originally Posted by Botnst
That's pretty standard for newsies dealing with any techie issue. It stems from two problems. The first is dumbing-down so an 8th grader can understand it, I remember somewhere reading that news is aimed low. The other is this: Have you ever talked to news people? I know generalizations are unfair and all, but everyone that I've met have been barely average intelligence. Nothing wrong with average, but we maybe expecting more of them then they're horsepower can deliver, on average. In contrast, I know a few of the engineers who work for local TV and they're usually pretty bright and somewhat to very contemptuous of the 'talent'.
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I sometimes make the statement that there is no reason to watch any news on television or in the local newspaper. I conclude this by the fact that every story for which I have even remote knowledge is fraught with misstatements and outright errors. So, if this is the case with the news that I have knowledge about, what can I conclude about news for which I have no knowledge and am watching their program, or reading their paper, to gain the knowledge?
I discontinued the daily newspaper about ten years ago because there was no "news" in it. Of course, if you wanted to know who crashed into what vehicle or who was arrested for drug possession, then the Newsday is for you. How people consider this "news" is beyond me. What can they possibly do with this news other than to line their birdcages with it.