Can we do with a few less news channels?

Question

CNN, Fox, MSNBC, Headline, CSNBC, PBS, ABC, CBS, NBC...& each city has its own 3 news channels, & local & Al Jazeera & Bloomberg & BBC & every other country in the world - all covering the same thing. AND they time their commercials to be at the same time, so its not worth it to switch. And you don't get news, you get spin & personality!

I know, I know...I don't have to watch. Poor excuse. Especially when CNN, for example, made a deal with Saddam. Remember? Yeah, that's fair & balanced. In case you missed it:

http://www.honestreporting.com/articles/critiques/CNNs_Iraqi_Cover-Up.asp

And the thing about Bush (no Bush fan) that got Rather fired? Damning news with no checking! & CNN on & on about McCain's (no fan here, either) shoes?

Please.

What other deals don't we know about. How much collusion is there in the news industry?

Answer 1

All I really need or watch is Fox.

Answer 2

Try Ben it is a Nigerian news channel and you think all them are bad you got to see them. For example they were on the other day for near an hour about road crashes. It was the silliest thing I have ever seen in my life. I noticed that for everything they covered on the news they asked the same lady in the street, I am sure it is the same lady every day they ask.  

Answer 3

Worse than the number of channels is the 24 hour channel phenomenon.  Channels struggling to cover major incidents resort to speculation and reporting hearsay and gossip just to find something to fill the time.  If there are not enough big stories then they will find a minor one to sensationalise until they can justify covering it for hours on end.

I recommend getting the news by paper or podcast, in one 30-60 minute hit, so that the journalist has had time to digest, understand and check their story, before sharing it.  And if you don't know about incidents that happened on the other side of world until 12 or even 24 hours later, will that really be such a disaster?

Answer 4

In my opinion, there aren't enough news channels. And the ones that exist aren't even as good as they should be. BBC News broadcasts are extremely limited where I live (Milwaukee Wisconsin). I think there should be a dedicated channel to BBC News that runs around the clock. MSNBC is my favorite of the news channels, but what on earth are they doing running prison documentaries at 8 PM? It's the laughingstock of the USA.

I think there should be a round-the-clock alternative to Fox News, which CNN isn't. I want a German news channel, a French one, an Australian one, and a Canadian one. I want to know what everyone is saying.