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It's not "dropping out" and ignoring the world. It is making thoughtful decisions/choices about where, how and when we get news.
Exactly!
It's not "dropping out" and ignoring the world. It is making thoughtful decisions/choices about where, how and when we get news.
There was discussion about Brian Ross a ways back. I hardly see where a 4 week suspension solves anything. What are they doing to assure nothing like that ever happens again? Show me systemic changes, not a slap on the wrist to one person - who has done it before!
If news organizations had any integrity, Brian Ross would be hung out to dry, with a full investigation of who was involved in letting these fake stories get released. And Brian Ross should never be hired by any news agency again, ever - find a different line of work Mr Ross. You blew it in this one.
So the fact that all he got was a suspension tells me they are not serious, and as I check source documents I keep getting proof of it. It's rampant.
-ERD50
Or stated otherwise news given from some ones perspective. I grew up in the Detroit area, where you could get the CBC news on the radio. During Vietnam it appeared that there were two different wars going on depending on which side of the border the broadcast came from. So beyond deliberately faked news you have news reported from a perspective which of course back in the 1960s you had very clear examples of in stories from Pravda and its ilk.But the false reporting/reporters/newscasters has been going on for so long.
Cronkite with the Tet Offensive, Rather with the faked Bush letter, Williams with the faked Berlin Wall account, or his chopper hit with RPGs. Election polls with biased samples. Just to name a few off the top of my head.
Paraphrased, " If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe you." Joseph Goebbels
But the false reporting/reporters/newscasters has been going on for so long.
Cronkite with the Tet Offensive, Rather with the faked Bush letter, Williams with the faked Berlin Wall account, or his chopper hit with RPGs. Election polls with biased samples. Just to name a few off the top of my head.
Paraphrased, " If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe you." Joseph Goebbels
I am wondering about some of the comments here. How do people here make their personal economic decisions if they don't get at least a modest dose of national and international news? ...
Many of these comments make me nervous. Is every one going to just ignore the world and do whatever just pleases themselves? I guess Timothy Leary represents the ER community: Turn on, Tune in, Drop out.
And you can figure that out by watching news? I can't remember the last time I saw a national (or even state level) politician actually answer a question. I suspect you, like almost everyone these days, votes for the candidate they hate the least.I don't want to live in "Interesting times" and right now it appears that way. I too "hate" the news but I can't ignore it. And when elections come I want to know which way to vote.
I think it mostly means people avoid broadcast TV radio and cable news shows - the low quality stuff. Yes, that’s what the “watching”refers to. It doesn’t mean they don’t read selective stuff on the internet or print journalism.I am wondering about some of the comments here. How do people here make their personal economic decisions if they don't get at least a modest dose of national and international news? I see some astute comments on investments and future guessing here. But this is at odds with turning off all the news.
Are some selectively reducing their news intake when it comes to murders, rapes, petty politics, etc. ? That would make sense to me. Is that what you mean by "not watching the news"?
Exactly! If I want to know about a candidate I have to research them myself. Newscasts tell me almost nothing. They just cover the sensational stuff.And you can figure that out by watching news? I can't remember the last time I saw a national (or even state level) politician actually answer a question. I suspect you, like almost everyone these days, votes for the candidate they hate the least.
I am wondering about some of the comments here. How do people here make their personal economic decisions if they don't get at least a modest dose of national and international news? I see some astute comments on investments and future guessing here. But this is at odds with turning off all the news.
Sports shows are even worse about that. I can't watch the NFL pre-game shows anymore because they all shout over each other. ESPN College Game Day devolves into this too often too.
I guess I'm unusual here. I subscribe to, and read, the Washington Post and the Sacramento Bee (the latter mainly for the local news because I live near there).
Our preoccupation with sports, “celebrities” and gossip is worrisome.
Many of these comments make me nervous. Is every one going to just ignore the world and do whatever just pleases themselves? I guess Timothy Leary represents the ER community: Turn on, Tune in, Drop out.
I don't want to live in "Interesting times" and right now it appears that way. I too "hate" the news but I can't ignore it. And when elections come I want to know which way to vote.
I'm a zero direct news person, and I think my votes are much more informed than most. This is because people watch the news and listen to what politicians say (you know the old joke about how to tell when a politician is lying). I use historical deeds to judge a politician. I don't spend much time on it, though, because with the gerrymandering, my vote doesn't matter. Usually I go with the FU vote... someone that has zero chance of winning, and everyone knows it. But I digress.Many of these comments make me nervous. Is every one going to just ignore the world and do whatever just pleases themselves? I guess Timothy Leary represents the ER community: Turn on, Tune in, Drop out.
I don't want to live in "Interesting times" and right now it appears that way. I too "hate" the news but I can't ignore it. And when elections come I want to know which way to vote.
I don't trade on either. In retirement, I just rebalance back to the allocations of very broad mutual funds specified in my home-brew financial plan. I guess that makes me a buy-and-hold investor.I'm glad that many here do not trade on the news, I don't either. Sorry if I did not make that clear. I trade on data, not news.
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Yeah, but it's not like someone isn't going to learn about the outbreak of a war soon enough even if they do not "watch" or listen to any news. Economic processes take time. Plenty of time for someone interested to do some research.I agree that the news is rarely actionable. But there might be a time when it is. An example might be the outbreak of war which suggests inflation at some later date. That might mean adjusting bond durations.