do you watch the news?

[fruit_cake]

I used to watch the news all the time, but recently I just don't seem to watch it, I know practically nothing about the world's recent goings on. It's quite embarrassing actually, I blame Big Brother.

[InOne]

Sort it out fruity :nono:

I listen to the news on the radio

[Samuel.]

Nope, doesn't interest me. I rarely ever watch TV anyway.

If anything serious is happening social sites/forums soon fill me in.

[fruit_cake]

Big Brother takes over my life, I'm such a saddo

[Locke.]

Don't think I've ever chosen to watch it, have obviously seen it a few times when my mum or someone else has put it on, but that's it.

[fruit_cake]

I remember when 9/11 happened I was glued to the telly then, but now, never

[InOne]

Big Brother takes over my life, I'm such a saddo

Looks like you're on the right forum then :tongue:

[fruit_cake]

hehe you're right joe :pipe:

[King Gizzard]

Very rarely

Phone hacking/banking/the eurozone stuff bores the **** out of me, and if it's not that, someone's died

So depressing

[Brother Leon]

Nar the news and Media as a whole are ridiculous 95% of the time.

[Redway]

I clicked the wrong poll option - my apologies.

I only watch it if something worthy of my time happens, not all this Eurozone/banking tedium, as Marc said.

It's annoying the way they barely ever have anything happy to say.

[fruit_cake]

it can be useful to fill in half an hour, here, or there

[mizzy25]

all the time and i read newspapers too. i like to see wots going on everywhere not just under my nose. Im interested in current affairs.

[Niall]

I don't really watch normal TV - I record everything I watch - so no. But if I've watched all my recorded programmes and nothing else is on, I just stick on the news for background noise.

[Shaun]

don't watch the news, but read newspapers & websites

[Omah]

Yes, 2 or 3 times a day

[arista]

I used to watch the news all the time, but recently I just don't seem to watch it, I know practically nothing about the world's recent goings on. It's quite embarrassing actually, I blame Big Brother.


But now we have Choice of 15 News stations
so watching France24 or RT or FoxNewsHD or SkyNewsHD
is great as you get a Much bigger Outlook
than say Omah who trusts the BBC.



Even Bloomberg is Great
finding out more in depth
than say the Bloated BBC could ever do


CNCWorld is Great new one

[dizzy bint]

Yes I do. I believe it's important to stay abreast of what's happening in the World.

[Niamh.]

Yeah, i usually have the radio on in my car so I hear it on that, gav usually has it on when I get home from work too, though if he didn't turn it on I probably wouldn't

[arista]

Yes I do. I believe it's important to stay abreast of what's happening in the World.

You are most wise

[fruit_cake]

Yes I do. I believe it's important to stay abreast of what's happening in the World.

I agree, I wish I were more abreast of the daily goings on

[fruit_cake]

Yeah, i usually have the radio on in my car so I hear it on that, gav usually has it on when I get home from work too, though if he didn't turn it on I probably wouldn't

Niamh, you need to be more abreast of the goings on in the world :nono:

[Mystic Mock]

Sometimes but I get annoyed at the injustice of alot of the things that gets reported on the news channels so I stay away most of the time.

[Niamh.]

Niamh, you need to be more abreast of the goings on in the world :nono:

I watch BB news every night though, does that count? :amazed:

[Mystic Mock]

I watch BB news every night though, does that count? :amazed:

I c yes.

[Gillian-73]

Yeah, everyday. I like to know what's happening in the world

[Harry!]

Yes most of the time, BBC News is normally in the background. A minor obsession lol.

[Anjelinaa]

I watch news, only if something big happens because I’m not interested in watching it. My mom used to turn on TV at the right time and she watches from the beginning to the end.

[MTVN]

Only really watch it occasionally if I'm bored but I listen to it quite a bit on the radio and read the paper/news websites every day

[Kizzy]

I get the I paper worth the 20p :)
BB is a bit of escapism but I like to be aware of contemporary issues...You never know when they will come in handy :D
(Pub quiz) haha

[Me. I Am Salman]

Occasionally yes, and if I do it's always Sky News and BBC London News.

I never watch the BBC News channel as it bores me to tears, Sky News is a miles better news channel.

[arista]

"I never watch the BBC News channel as it bores me to tears, Sky News is a miles better news channel. "


Yes BBC are Dusty
looking down at paper all the time
and 2 presenters. (Bloated BBC)

However
BBCLondon News and ITVLondon News are both Great


SkyNewsHD
1 good presenter
1 reading just the headlines.
And not paper - they have Ipads
faster updates etc.

[Me. I Am Salman]

ITV news is the worst

[fruit_cake]

It all seems so contrived these days, not sure why that is.

[arista]

It all seems so contrived these days, not sure why that is.


But there is over 16 news channels
CNCWorld did a great report on the Fat people of Mexico
as the food has changed gone fast food etc
CNC are China
but great reports, for example.


And RT
Alonya Show
Live from America Attacks all the US Stations
showing bad reporting.


So there is a broad amount out there
that is great.

[fruit_cake]

But there is over 16 news channels
CNCWorld did a great report on the Fat people of Mexico
as the food has changed gone fast food etc
CNC are China
but great reports, for example.


And RT
Alonya Show
Live from America Attacks all the US Stations
showing bad reporting.


So there is a broad amount out there
that is great.

yes that's true Arista, I really need to broaden my horizons a bit. I think we have a channel called Russia Today on ours too.

[MTVN]

Russia Today :worship:

[arista]

Cross Talk on RT

is Great as that presenter is American
and invites many British on his 30mins talk show.



You can learn more
as he invites
every viewpoint of a News Story

[fruit_cake]

The way the ITV news starts with the big ben chimes..bong... 600000 die in a tsumani...bong... the Queen eats her breakfast... bong... Conor is evicted from the big brother house etc etc.

It just seems really sensationalised to me :laugh:

[Raph]

I'm slightly embarassed at my ignorance here but quoting one of my favorite Big Brother housemates ever, John James, 'I don't give a rip about what goes on in the world'. As fruitcake said, Big Brother news is the only news that I choose to watch :tongue:

[bbfan1991]

All the time!:blush: