Ten Things I Hate About News
At one time, the television viewer could rely on network news shows (and their anchors, like the earnest Walter Cronkite) to provide objective reporting of real news stories, not image- creating flashy pieces that play to ratings demographics or political agendas or both. The "one time" is no more. Here are my Ten Things I Hate About News. Respond to add your reason(s) NOT to watch television news.10. Celebrity hook-ups and break-ups (Brad and Jen, Brad and Angelina, Jen and Vince)
9. Reporting publicity stunts (50 Cent billboards, Tom Cruise histrionics)
8. Celebrity tantrums (Oprah, Terrell Owens, Russell Crowe)
7. Drug habits of the rich and semi-famous (Kate Moss, Robert Downey Jr.)
6. Performance enhancing substances of the dumb and athletic (Raphael Palmeiro, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco)
5. The latest fad diet, fad medical procedures, fad ideology, fad etc. (Atkins, Botox injections, scientology, etc.)
4. Selective reporting of missing persons (Natalee Holloway vs. any of the 1000's of missing persons every day)
3. Weatherpersons broadcasting outdoors in severe weather (various weatheridiots)
2. Politicians playing The Blame Game (see CNBC, Fox, MSNBC, etc.)
1. Political pundits grinding huge axes (see CNBC, Fox, MSNBC, etc.)
posted by JTF @ 7:16 PM
3 comments
3 Comments:
haha very humorous fio. not only did i read it to myself, but i had to read it outloud to my parents. we all loved how insanely true everything you wrote was about the news today. total waste of time. +10 to you, and to your very clever thinking.
O M G! I saw that whole jennifer aniston thing on good morning america this morning. Um, didn't they realize that Oprah totally got the scoop on that! Ah and those interviews are always a total disappointment. In the previews they are like WE KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT HER AND ONLY WE CAN TELL YOU and then they tell u diddily squat! haha Its so annoying how many people care about whos with who in the hollywood world and its really sad too. I wish i could knew all of the presidents and their wives or something that was actually important.
sparkellyism,
thanks for the kudos, but it was harder limiting my rant to 10 than coming up with them.
ejs,
pretty funny with the oprah and jennifer stuff and O M G and the presidents and their wives.
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