Okay, this has been bugging me for a few months now. I used to like to watch CNN Headline News. For years you could watch for 1/2 hour and get the jist of what was going on in the world. Then they changed so they "recap" the headlines every 15 minutes. But all you get is the headline, practically only soundbites. Then, early this summer, they changed yet again. Now they have an HOUR of showbusiness "news", then an HOUR of Nancy Grace grilling people about how guilty someone is in a court case that is still being tried - or better yet - hasn't even gone to trial yet. Then there's the HOUR of news that is suppose to be in depth, but still covers - you guessed it - showbiz and court news. Then for the next 4 hours they repeat those 3 shows. So not only are you getting more and more re-hashed news during the day, but the evening prime time hours aren't "real" news at all. They might mention that we lost more soldiers in Iraq, or that Karl Rove is up to more shenanigans, but only a mention mind you. I guess they think people don't want to know about those things. Only about sensational, celebrity filled stories, or stories about cute little animals having adventures. Congress passed a bill today? Okay - a mention that it passed, but nothing about the contents.
If I want showbiz news, I'll tune to E! channel. If I want court news, there's always Court TV (Nancy Grace has at least one show on there also). And I guess to get "real" news I'll have to switch to a "real" news channel, like MSNBC or something. Bottom line - CNN is no longer my "most trusted name in news". I actually learn more about what happened some days from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
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