CNN.com: The new National Enquirer

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It’s a shame when a news source turns away from news and panders to the inane, the novel and the purely celebrity, along with the shocking.

Today, a poll is running on cnn.com asking if the Malawi legal system did the right thing by denying Madonna an adoption. I’m sure everyone pulled out their multi-volume set of Malawi Jurisprudence and examined the relevant sections.

In the so-called Information Age, too much junk is being used to fill time and bandwith. It’s like buying a box of cereal for its content and finding 20% actual cereal and a sock.

Which is why I’m switching to foreign news sources like the BBC. At least there is an obvious commitment to presenting actual news.

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Which is why I’m switching to foreign news sources like the BBC. At least there is an obvious commitment to presenting actual news.
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I’m not sure that the fault lies with US news organizations (although there is plenty to be faulted) so much as it lies with for-profit news organizations. To make money they have to attract a wide audience, and this involves some pandering to schlocky interests.

Government supported news organizations such as the BBC or NPR are, to a greater degree, freed from this necessity.
 
I pretty much just read the newspaper now, that way I can pick and choose what news items I read and side-step the celebrity gossip gunk
 
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