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Old 12-13-2023, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive View Post
“If it bleeds, it leads”.

Bad news draws viewers and generates hits. Good news, as a rule, doesn’t. And don’t forget that media is profit - as well as agenda-driven.

It is why I don’t watch or listen to “news” broadcasts any more.
A lot of people listen to what I call “opinion cable news”. Don’t have to tell you what those are as you already know. There is news without opinion. PBS and local channel news are best IMHO.
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