I watch FNC & CNN then watch the BBC to get the facts without the showboating ignorance of the “commentators” that “spin” the facts to fit their ideology
I expect bias. I also expect a modicum of professionalism.
Tiger Woods is not dead, but they covered it like the Princess Diana crash.
And basic facts wrong. One of them said “He trained with Navy SEALs”, no he didn’t. They said something about since his father was SF, he had some survival skills or some such nonsense.
They tracked his movements back to Saturday like that had something to do with it.
They made a point of bringing up alcohol - because it wasn’t an issue.
It was ridiculous.
Oh and according to the guy they had on briefing them, he was not rescued using “THE JAWS OF LIFE!!!”
They pulled out through the windshield.
He’s a golfer, not the King of Liechtenstein. He was in a car wreck, not an assassination attempt. He’s in surgery, not the morgue.
And the comparisons to Kobe Bryant!
Far, far superior to our mainstream media.
I would imagine so if one were far enough out of the mainstream as to seek out Russian agitprop.
top story in Canada is the virtual meeting between Trudeau and Biden and Vaccine roll out.
I think woods story got 5 mins
BBC is fun, this is their top story about Canada today.
they banned prompting veganism in Russia Media, clearly they are superior.
Really? Hmmm. If they can do that for CrossFit then they might have a new loyal customer.
I would recommend the Australian ABC as well.
A poll in 2018 showed that only 9% of all Australians distrusted the ABC (Australia) compared to 47% distrust social media.
It’s all about the ratings.
Tiger woods is the gold standard of ratings.
Allan
Honestly, I hope he’s OK and it’s a damn shame his brilliant gold career may be over, but does a car crash warrant this wall to wall coverage?
Seems kind of stupid to me.
Is he that much of a national figure?
Hes a golfer. A rich one. He’ll get great care. All the people in car crashes yesterday who don’t have health insurance should be a bigger story IMO.
Are you just now noticing our media gives outsized coverage to celebrities?
Heck a large portion of us are obsessed with chasing fame in social media themselves.
Just bemoaning it.
This is also how the media corrputs our politcal process. Giving oversized coerage to the pols who get them ratings, not to the ones who get things done.
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By the way, even though I am a conservative, my main news sources are my NYT subscription and NPR. Yes, they are slanted to the left, but they still do good journalism. Never touch cable news.
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Yes, yes it is.
Another situation where the free market is not serving its customer base well.
What’s the alternative? State run news? No thanks.
Well, your primary sources of info from what you’ve said are somewhat close to that. Public broadcasting doesn’t have the pressure of making money or conflicts of interest with advertisers. The NY Times is off on its highbrow “we’re the NY Times so heres both sides no matter how appropriate or not”, but public broadcasting doesn’t have the profit motive that drives so much of what people complain about the press for.
There’s no splashy graphics or provocatively dressed into babes dripping lip gloss, no chunka chunka bumper music so I guess it looks and feels “liberal” and maybe a little boring but does a much job at informing in depth.
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