I have never been a big fan of the TV news. In fact, I often blame to news for the depressed state of society. This probably isn’t true but try watching the news for five minutes and you’ll know what I mean. Today, for instance, I watched a broadcast of Koin news and was bombarded with the most mundane and tragic information I’d heard all week. There was a double murder, some guy got beat up by people selling something on Craigslist, and I learned that the obese don’t enjoy food. Now I am full of great knowledge.
Triviality in the news and media in general has been a growing problem. Many people are more interested in what some celebrity had for lunch than what is really happening in the world. No doubt what is really happening in the world is bleak but it doesn’t need to be publicized for all. It often seems that new programs exploit terrible situations just to get viewers. I have no idea what the news should really report on but I rarely watch what is broadcasted now.
I don’t think that all news is bad; in fact, the weather segment helps me decide what to wear everyday. I usually look this up online because it seems a waste of time to watch twenty minutes of news for one minute of weather.
