We have to stop seeing news broadcasting as a traditional format for providing information. It's now just Reality TV based around trending topics: "Nigel is in the kitchen, slagging off Keir to Beth. ... Laura's in the bedroom, bitching about Rachel to Kemi." Understand that, and it all makes sense. - ThreadSky

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brexitbin.bsky.social • 40 days ago

We have to stop seeing news broadcasting as a traditional format for providing information. It's now just Reality TV based around trending topics: "Nigel is in the kitchen, slagging off Keir to Beth. ... Laura's in the bedroom, bitching about Rachel to Kemi." Understand that, and it all makes sense.

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indeliblesi.bsky.social•40 days ago

or...as BBC news at six has it, most important thing on which to report, absolutely the most important thing going on in the entire world, top of the news headlines....Catherine Windsor's health. Nice for her, but utterly irrelevant news-wise.

grahambarber.bsky.social•40 days ago

I was thinking about the late Bill Turnbull this morning. He had the ability to do the reality tv stuff, but was also capable of being a serious journalist as well, something that most of the current crop seem to lack. They are either more concerned with their own bias or else looking for gotchas.

djh1337.bsky.social•39 days ago

"Want to know the weather? Well no, Nigel is here doing a skit. Suck it up snowflakes, BBC is unbiased"

richardbarfield.bsky.social•40 days ago

That may be true but it’s important to recognise that it’s not ‘news’ that you are watching.

djgarybaldy.bsky.social•40 days ago

Where do you stand on CNN?

brexitbin.bsky.social•40 days ago

It's lost its way.

justpassingtime.bsky.social•2 days ago

Disappointed.

mbdrapier.bsky.social•36 days ago

Some financial and specialist journalism aside, it’s usually best to understand the news industry as a branch of the entertainment industry. In fact it is the stupid branch of the entertainment industry: Hollywood, for instance, is able to keep accurate tabs on the timeline of the sprawling MCU.

janopal.bsky.social•32 days ago

reality TV is the problem

brexitbin.bsky.social•31 days ago

Yes. It was the start of making stupid people important.

hutch-man.bsky.social•40 days ago

I understand. I don’t watch it.

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