that reminds me, I need to turn the news back on while I browse 4chan.

>>2097714
>He thinks the internet can't be biased or full of bullshit "facts!"

>>2097742

Uhhh no. Anyone with a functioning brain can filter out the bullshit by using multiple source references and by reading articles that aren't 50% "I believe".

If you want a quick description of a few of the day's events, then it's worth watching as long as you don't assume they're covering the most important stories or that they're giving you all the relevant information. I personally stopped watching the news though; it's stressful.

>>2097714
>So my question is why the hell do people still bother to watch syndicated News on the television while its full of spin and some arrogant pricks opinions.

Several reasons. First, people are politically dumb. Second, they really don't care about the issues that are really important to them.

Liberals will hate you for rejecting their preferred method of thought-control. How dare you call CNN anchors arrogant pricks!

>>2097781
>don't get brainwashed by the 'liberals'! get brainwashed by the 'conservatives' instead!

>>2097781
>>2097789
News stations are as politically biased as the corporations that control them. That's why you'll never find nasty stories involving the parent companies or advertisers on those stations.

24-hour news networks are worthless. The revolution will not be televised and celebrity gossip is there to keep it from starting.

>>2097809
There is no way to get news without a bias or agenda. You say TV news has bias, so it should be ignored, but then you turn around and say the internet is preferable because it has no bias. That is the biggest pile of bullshit ever.

>>2097714
i dont own a TV, never have, never plan to

>>2097714
No-one watches CNN anymore, except to hear larry king ask willy nelson how a vaporizer works.

Hey OP< could you link me to some news sites? I haven't found any worthy since moving to the US and it would be good to be on time with events and problems around me.

>>2097853
Bay-area fag.

>>2097869
www.<local newspaper name here>.com

I'm with Op on this too, tv is mostly shit anyway.
I get most of my news stories via /new/.
Sure /new/ can be full of retards and trolls but atleast you get unbiased oppinion and "sometimes" learn stuff.

/new/ is 116% dumbfuck retarded but god damn if it isn't on top of what is happening in the world right now

>>2097875
im not from here; my habit of not watching television stems from being a hick

>>2097831
tv staions are more likely to be biased because there is money changing hands.

Anon is best news source.

Op, ever wondered why recently they want to take over the internet?
As brezinsky said, or whatever you spell it, "there is a political awekening"

>>2097895

Brutal honesty and calling out the bullshit is what makes /new/ great. You don't that kind of unfiltered input on tv due to our delicate sensibilities and anal tendencies for political correctness.

>>2097904
This.

People can now say what they feel and what they like via the web.
Then you get another person who thinks the same etc etc etc until you have a lot of peole thinking the same, governments dont like it.

>>2097895
>>2097895
Has been many times there have been stories on tv the news, papers etc and i'm like "wtf fuck this was on /new/ like four days ago"

>>2097927
>>2097904
i love the unmitigated freedom the internet gives people, its often misused, putrid and vile, but damn its glorious; here's to freedom!

Yes, yes. The thoughts posted on the internet have no political backing and are totally independent. Keep thinking that.

>>2097958

Stop with this sad troll attempt already. You can easily form your own opinions and look for additional sources on the internet to back up presumed facts.

HOW TO DETECT BIASED REPORTING

UN-NECESSARY ADJECTIVES
If it doesn't have a condition applied to it that is vital to the news piece, we don't need the Adjective.
>The President. (This is unbiased)
>The OPPRESSIVE President. (Clearly biased)
>The FEARED President. (it goes on.)
In news, the adjective is entirely un-necessary, unless it pertains to the condition of the subject, such as "The FORMER president".

-VOCAL EMPHASIS
Often news anchors employ emphasis on certain words they feel will invoke a certain feeling. This is usually combined with the un-necessary use of adjectives, but can be used to emphasize details completely irrelevant to the point made.

-INVOKING OPINION
Biased news almost ALWAYS employs the opinions of the company or implies these opinions as facts.
REAL NEWS ANCHORS/REPORTERS DO NOT EVER GIVE THEIR OPINIONS ON THE SUBJECT MATTER. This is simple professionalism.
Anything outside of this is NEVER to be confused with the news. It's an Op-Ed. Not NEWS.
Watch out for these phrases :
>some people say>some believe>thought to be>many believe>many say
These are invoked when the company wants to push THEIR opinion of the subject matter onto you. They don't have sources to back up these opinions because these are their own opinions, not the opinions of those actually affected.

-AVOIDANCE OF ONE SIDE.
if two groups are at war, and only one sides accounts are being told, the news corporation is 100% biased. Balanced news reporting will always do everything in their power to get BOTH sides of the story.
REAL reporters will not rest until they have gotten both.

Also watch out for over-repetition of what to you seems rather redundant news. They don't usually do this because nothing important is actually happening in the world.
They do this because nothing is happening which can be spun to suit their intended message.