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Please, if possible, tell your political side (left wing, right wing.) i am trying to find a pattern between news channels and political opinions.

This is generally national news.

I'm watching CNN as we speak.

I also watch BBC World whenever I catch it.

BBC World News always, and occasionally CNN. But American news lacks substance so I stick to foreign news outlets.

why are there no foreign news options in the poll?

The internets, I can't stand watching the news. There's always too much crap going on with that scrolling thing and the reporters blabbering on.

I don't watch the news, I read papers and online news sites. Where are the foreign news options for the poll?

The internets, I can't stand watching the news. There's always too much crap going on with that scrolling thing and the reporters blabbering on.

CNN (at least for now) has stopped using "The Ticker". And it is a true blessing in news. You are right in saying that it is the most annoying thing to ever be on the television.

What is this madness of which you speak?
People still watch TV?

Where's CW11?

i watch the cbs evening news because it comes on first.

i watch msnbc for keith olbermann and rachel maddow but their news coverage sucks bigtime.

What is this madness of which you speak?
People still watch TV?

I haven't watched TV (unless you count news and sports) in a good while. If there is a good TV show that I actually do watch I just wait for it to come out on Netflix and rent it.

i watch the cbs evening news because it comes on first.

i watch msnbc for keith olbermann and rachel maddow but their news coverage sucks bigtime.

I like Keith Olbermann very much as well.

I like Keith Olbermann very much as well.

I haven't watched him since he was on ESPN.

I haven't watched him since he was on ESPN.

He's become a very interesting political commentator.

He's become a very interesting political commentator.

When is his show on?

When is his show on?

8 PM eastern time

I haven't watched him since he was on ESPN.
he does his show as if ratings were a sport. he has a big competition with bill oreilly that may be all in his head. (i wouldnt know since i dont watch bill oreilly to see if he participates)

he still does some sports show sometime somewhere

he does his show as if ratings were a sport. he has a big competition with bill oreilly that may be all in his head. (i wouldnt know since i dont watch bill oreilly to see if he participates)

he still does some sports show sometime somewhere

Sounds like a good show, does it replay at a later time? I am usually working around 8pm.

Sounds like a good show, does it replay at a later time? I am usually working around 8pm.
its on msnbc...

its on at 8, 10, 1am, and 4 am.

dont bother with today's show. it was a retrospective of .... something.. .probably obama's run for the whitehouse...i turned the channel...

its on msnbc...

its on at 8, 10, 1am, and 4 am.

dont bother with today's show. it was a retrospective of .... something.. .probably obama's run for the whitehouse...i turned the channel...

Damn I was just about to watch it...

I will definitely check it out. Olberman was one of my favorite ESPN anchors....him,rich eisen, and dan patrick.

Damn I was just about to watch it...

I will definitely check it out. Olberman was one of my favorite ESPN anchors....him,rich eisen, and dan patrick.
ive been wondering if he is smart or just a good teleprompter reader.

what do you think?

I don't watch the news, I find it distracts me from more important things - like sleeping. I obtain my knowledge of current events, the way cats learn, by sleeping on my newspaper. It's not comfortable and the ink stains my whites, but I find it gives me a much more realistic, balanced view than any TV news. And, when I've finished, the paper makes a lovely firestarter for my fireplace.

ive been wondering if he is smart or just a good teleprompter reader.

what do you think?

I always thought he was both. That is what I liked about ESPN in the 90s it was a bunch of smart, well trained reporters doing their job. Hell ESPN had a better reporting staff in those days than most major news networks.

I do a mix of reading newspapers, reading articles on the internet, and when I do watch news it tends to be Fox. Only reason for that though is that I have liberal views, so people would expect me to watch CNN, and probably look down on me for watching 'liberal biased' media. So I watch Fox (but usually argue with everything they say) so they don't throw that sort of thing at me since if you watch CNN or other 'liberal' media they ignore everything you say. I live in an area where people believe Fox is in fact balanced.

I watch a smattering of the news channels, both national and local. I'm American and politically independent, for what it's worth.

i live in the uk and i watch the channel 4 news

I don't watch any TV news, I read the internet for news, TV for entertainment (including "news"), and I read some magazines like Time for a little of both.

amy goodman's democracy now. the only thing corporate media will tell you is the right wing brainwashing the corporate mafia wants you to hear.

ive been wondering if he is smart or just a good teleprompter reader.

what do you think?

I read his sports book (http://www.amazon.com/Big-Show-Keith-Olbermann/dp/0671009192/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1230627609&sr=1-3) that he cowrote with Dan Patrick...I'm not sure about politics, but the man knows his sports.

As for me...BBC, NPR and the Internet. Anything else is a waste of my time.

What is this madness of which you speak?
People still watch TV?

They still make CDs too.

They still make CDs too.

And I hope they don't stop because mp3s aren't good quality, apple tunes stuff is drm'd, and nobody sells flac.

EuroNews and BBC News.

I usually stick to local news.

I usually stick to local news.

*VOMITS*

Sorry...I don't know about your area, but 'round here, local news is basically weather and the Green Bay Packers.

Useless.

I didn't realise that so many people in the US watched the BBC - is there a special version using only short words?

*runs*

BBC News. Its what the Queen watches whenever she's not in Africa fighting off whole tribes of cannibalistic colonials single-handedly.

*VOMITS*

Sorry...I don't know about your area, but 'round here, local news is basically weather and the Green Bay Packers.

Useless.

My local news covers national happenings, local happenings, and of course gets the weather wrong all the time.

BBC News. Its what the Queen watches whenever she's not in Africa fighting off whole tribes of cannibalistic colonials single-handedly.

Its a little known fact that they are changing the UK National Anthem from "God Save the Queen" to "Queen, Save God"

I didn't realise that so many people in the US watched the BBC - is there a special version using only short words?

*runs*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_America

The only program I watch is the news simulcasts...sadly, my provider doesn't offer BBC World News.

My local news covers national happenings, local happenings, and of course gets the weather wrong all the time.

It's a well known fact that meteorologists are the only profession that gets paid to be wrong.

There are no "local happenings" around here of significance, and I couldn't care less what local reporters have to say about national/international happenings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_America

The only program I watch is the news simulcasts...sadly, my provider doesn't offer BBC World News.

Not sure that my licence fee should be going towards educating the colonials...

Not sure that my licence fee should be going towards educating the colonials...

Thanks, suckers!!!

*flees*

Its a little known fact that they are changing the UK National Anthem from "God Save the Queen" to "Queen, Save God"

Really? I thought this 'God' character was just some faceless bureaucrat keeping the seat warm until the Queen ascends to heaven to reclaim her position as rightful ruler of the Universe, before unleashing a plague of locusts on the French and Germans?

Not sure that my licence fee should be going towards educating the colonials...

Don't worry, just use it to make yourself feel higher than those peon's :D

Fox News fair balanced and unafraid what else. A right wing nut job and proud of it too. Native born Cuban now American citizen.

This should have been a Public Poll.

I watch Fox. I'm a conservative.

I watch Fox. I'm a conservative.

I'm sorry.

BBC News 24. + The website.

and I am Tory.

Its either that or ITN.

I can also pick up Sky, or our European and American news counterparts.

ITN, goes on and on and on... stick to the point please. Sky, they are so damn slow.

Euronews, now, this is pretty good. However a lot of it is ill-relevant to me. I can get Fox, CNN ,and other US news channels. But I don't give them the time of day, after watching ABC news for 15 mins I realised just how,kinda childish, inaccurate compared to the Beeb, and how one sided it was. And the picture quality was terrible too. I have no idea if its just ABC I'll find this bad, but thats my opinion.

BBC News 24. + The website.

and I am Tory.

I'm sorry

I no longer own a TV.

I no longer own a TV.

Good on you mate, were I as lucky as you...

I no longer own a TV.

Rental is nothing to be ashamed of.

i live in the uk and i watch the channel 4 news

that must get awfully lonely :tongue:

EuroNews and BBC News.

BBC News 24. + The website.

Euronews, now, this is pretty good.

this.

any of you ever wonder what the no comment bit is actually for? I mean yeah its nice to watch a crowd of people talking amongst themselves but I feel left out when I have no idea whats going on

this.

any of you ever wonder what the no comment bit is actually for? I mean yeah its nice to watch a crowd of people talking amongst themselves but I feel left out when I have no idea whats going on
No comment is genius :D

Especially when it's a riot in Thailand or whatever and it's like "erm which side is which in this argument?"

Especially when it's a riot in Thailand or whatever and it's like "erm which side is which in this argument?"

if you squint your eyes real good you can pretend your in Manchester :)

BBC, of course. What else would a respectable British citizen watch/listen to? :p

BBC, of course. What else would a respectable British citizen watch/listen to? :p
EuroNews, so we can find out about what the EU is wasting our money on :tongue:

The only TV news I watch is "This Week" Sunday mornings on ABC. Other than that, I prefer to get my news by reading the online versions of various newspapers.

EuroNews, so we can find out about what the EU is wasting our money on :tongue:

Damn, that's a pretty agreeable comment.

(And yes, I mean it)

I can't watch the news anymore. All it is, regardless of which channel it is on, is paranoia. Shock your audience into watching, then throw in a bunch of celebrity gossip filler, three seconds of national weather, a blurb about sports (if there is no sports celeb. to tackle,) and maybe a positive human interest story if there's time.

It is important to stay abreast of important developments in the world, but when all they can talk about is some murderer, some missing white girl/toddler, which celebrity is doing coke this week, or hours of feeding America their opinion on the subject...well, yeah.

Does The Daily Show count?

Does The Daily Show count?

Dang, I would count it. :p

Cnn
msnbc
bbc
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Why won't my computer capitalize things?:mad:

The BBC and Sky Sports News

I watch some Glenn Beck, Keith Olberman, bits of CNN, and of course, The Colbert Report and The Daily Show. The last two are a good old heaping pile of awesome.

I used to watch CBC a lot, almost every weeknight, (Canada Now) but since falling out of the habit of watching it I've been more inclined to use the Internet (especially youtube) for news, since the Internet does things even with TV clips that TV news alone probably wouldn't. (Such as show different networks' versions of a story to catch one of them quoting a politician out of context... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDw5a0_iFBk))

Once in a while I might watch The National (also a CBC news show, but since it has an award-winning journalist as a main anchor and its approach seems a bit more worldly, I'd like to think it's better) directly from TV, and since from what I've seen I tend to prefer that show, I probably could be watching it more than I do. In any case, at this point I don't have any particular news-watching structure, but generally when I look at forums, browse youtube videos, occasionally go to websites that have the news in a side-bar, etc... normally if something important's going on I tend to eventually hear about it...

Please, if possible, tell your political side (left wing, right wing.) i am trying to find a pattern between news channels and political opinions.

This is generally national news.

I'm not affiliated with either American main party.

I regularly watch MSNBC. Fox, CNN and BBC World News. I also tend to catch local news programs. I listen to NPR. I read various online news sources, usually starting my day by trawling the MSN and Yahoo! news pages... but not limited to that.

About the only medium I'm NOT interested in, for my news information, is printed media. I maybe read newpapers once a month.

BBC and BBC North West.

CBC, and if I'm at my dad's place, either BBC or CNN.

For online news, CBC and The Toronto Star.

Please, if possible, tell your political side (left wing, right wing.) i am trying to find a pattern between news channels and political opinions.

This is generally national news.

Might've mentioned it was also Ameri-centric. That'll throw off your poll a bit.

So will my outlier: I don't watch television news. I get my news off the BBC News website.

BBC News 24 when I need to know what's going on.

BBC, BBC North East & Cumbria, BBC News Website.

Is FOX a news channel?

Is FOX a news channel?

Yes, it is.

No... Imho Fox does not count as news.

Yes, it is.All I hear it's right wing bullshit.

Mostly RaiNews24 and BBC World. Occasionally Euronews, CNN and France 24.

I also follow the news on Rai3, Rai-Radio3 and TSI.

(my sig includes political views.)

If you must know I usually get my news online but I sometimes watch BBC, CBC or CTV news... but I'm ashamed of it. American news is the worst... I cant even watch it without getting pissed off. Finest example of modern Brain-Washing in it's purest form.

I watch the 'right wing creationist anti-liberal propaganda but totally not biased, it's reality that's biased news 24' channel!

I watch the 'right wing creationist anti-liberal propaganda but totally not biased, it's reality that's biased news 24' channel!
Sky News, then?

The BBC and Sky Sports News

Yay SKY Sports news.

I can only get Fox News Channel. I sometimes tune in to it, mostly "Hannity and Colmes". I'm a commited leftist too. I like to find out what the other side is saying. Like know your enemies.

All American televised news sources are absolute crap. I read mainly the BBC, and the Washington Post and VOA to a lesser extent, for my news.

I watch the 'right wing creationist anti-liberal propaganda but totally not biased, it's reality that's biased news 24' channel!

Lol. you could just say Fox.

A balance between FOX and CNN, with News Channel 14 (a local station) in the mix.

The last good TV journalist was Walter Cronkite, so I watch CBS reruns from the Sixties. Sure, I may not be as "up-to-date" as some of my friends, but what the shows lack in topicality they make up for in quality.

I watch NHK here in Japan, but mostly I get my news from The Japan Times every morning (Yes, I still believe in newspapers) and reading the news off of Yahoo and a few other sites.

I forgot to add Coast to Coast AM.

I watch NBC for Brian Williams (the only guy I trust for news) and MSNBC for Keith Olbermann (watch him on Football Night in America too). I'll watch CNN every now and then if I'm flipping channels, but definitely mainly NBC.

And I am decidedly liberal. So I guess that fits.

I also read the New York Times when I can get my hands on it early in the morning at school, and at home I'll occasionally pick up the Times-Dispatch.

I didn't realize that so many people in the US watched the BBC - is there a special version using only short words?

*runs*

from what i've seen lately of the beeb feed we get, i strongly suspect that it is!

i remember when we first started getting it, it was actually sounded more honest, more intrinsically self consistent, then anything we could get from our comercial media, but that was before that guy who offended blair by being honest was armwrestled into resigning. i forget who the guys name was, one of the top managers of their news organization.

but that was then. what we're getting now sounds distinctly predigested and aimed at coddling the assumptions the corporate mafia want us to remain attached to and comfortable with.

at any rate there is a whole "underground" of indipendent broadcasters and organizations like f.a.i.r. (fairness and accuracy in reporting), and of course the bloggisphere if anyone REALLY gives a dam about anything other then perpetuating their self brainwashing and not disturbing their familiar assumptions.

corporate media is for twits. pbs, under shrubery was too, but it seems to be starting to limpingly recouver, (except for its butchered version of the beeb feed)

I watch NHK here in Japan, but mostly I get my news from The Japan Times every morning (Yes, I still believe in newspapers) and reading the news off of Yahoo and a few other sites.

About newspapers, a strange fact: I've recently come to hate most of the journalists of "La Repubblica", and its director too... still I can't help buying the bugger every day! :confused: Well, actually, there are about three journalist of "La Repubblica" I really like, but... but... am I buying a newspaper JUST because of THREE journalists?

I also listen to Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh at every possible chance.