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reformist2

(9,841 posts)
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:33 PM Apr 2016

I just realized, I no longer watch ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, or FOX anymore. At all.

I mean, I'll tune in if they're airing a debate, but that's it. The moment it turns to commentary - or worse, punditry - I simply tune out.

Why?

It wasn't a conscious decision. I guess somewhere along the way, my trust in them dropped to precisely 0%.

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I just realized, I no longer watch ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, or FOX anymore. At all. (Original Post) reformist2 Apr 2016 OP
I don't tune in even for debates... GeorgiaPeanuts Apr 2016 #1
Congratulations!! oldandhappy Apr 2016 #2
Yeahup..... daleanime Apr 2016 #3
I'm there with you. rusty quoin Apr 2016 #4
I rarely watch cable news bigwillq Apr 2016 #5
Awesome itsrobert Apr 2016 #6
I think it's been 6 or 7 yewars ago that I had my cable TV disconnected. Binkie The Clown Apr 2016 #7
 

GeorgiaPeanuts

(2,353 posts)
1. I don't tune in even for debates...
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:34 PM
Apr 2016

I watch the debates through the Young Turks... I can't deal with those corrupt news channels.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
2. Congratulations!!
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:36 PM
Apr 2016

Took me about a month to get off of all of them -- but here we are -- free of msm nonsense.

 

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)
5. I rarely watch cable news
Tue Apr 5, 2016, 11:39 PM
Apr 2016

Although I am watching MSNBC now, mainly because I just got home from work and I wanted to WATCH a recap of the night's events. I have been following DU, but sometimes I want to WATCH news instead of reading.

But I don't watch cable news on a daily basis. I watch CBS news b/c I like my CBS affiliate, and I mainly watch shows on CBS.

Binkie The Clown

(7,911 posts)
7. I think it's been 6 or 7 yewars ago that I had my cable TV disconnected.
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 12:05 AM
Apr 2016

I haven't missed the constant stream of misinformation.

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