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I love this post. I rarely watch the news any more. I was surprised that during the beginning of this current era, I found myself watching news for the first ti

I love this post. I rarely watch the news any more. I was surprised that during the beginning of this current era, I found myself watching news for the first time (like not just clips posted elsewhere, but explicitly seeking it out) and it's honestly degraded even more than I can imagine. Most major news networks talk to their audience like children. They provide entertainment or promote the agenda of their advertisers. Years ago I stopped watching satire news too. I use to love Colbert and Stewart, but I also realized I was laughing at .. genocide. I thought that such a format might make people more aware and such news more palatable, but I came to believe that it just makes us numb and dumb to some of the harsher realities of the time we occupy. If you do have to listen to something, I suggest the No Agenda Podcast (one of the oldest podcasts in existence) and the Corbet Report. Even then, take them in limited doses.

d4mi3n 6y ago
I'd also plug Last Week Tonight if folks are looking for informational satire. John Oliver and his staff do a fantastic job investigating a lot of current and ongoing issues while presenting them in ways that are approachable for a layman.
californical 6y ago
I would also highly recommend your local NPR affiliate radio station. They can vary in quality, but tend to be pretty excellent at just telling you "what's happening" without much agenda. I think Colorado has the best NPR affiliate of all time -- they go by CPR. Really popular, even among younger people. Highest quality news and radio... I wonder if any other states/cities have similar quality public radio?
- djsumdog 6y ago
  I really started to tune out NPR back around 2008 after Inskeep's terrible interview with Ahmadinejad. I wrote about it more in detail back then: https://battlepenguin.com/politics/wipedoffthemap/ https://battlepenguin.com/politics/wipedoffthemap/ I use to listen to Democracy Now back then too, but I really don't think either news source as really held up over the years. They're both very polarized, and the quality of their content has gone down as well.
rr60 6y ago
+1 for No Agenda. A fantastic podcasts that helps you think about the news in other ways.
standardUser 6y ago
Strongly relate. I gave up TV news a long time ago and became an NPR fan for a while, but that grew old after a few years. BBC World Service radio was my last refuge before all of my news consumption became print/reading. I'd still go back to the BBC, but their broadcast schedule doesn't mesh well with US time zones.

d4mi3n 6y ago

I'd also plug Last Week Tonight if folks are looking for informational satire. John Oliver and his staff do a fantastic job investigating a lot of current and ongoing issues while presenting them in ways that are approachable for a layman.

californical 6y ago

I would also highly recommend your local NPR affiliate radio station. They can vary in quality, but tend to be pretty excellent at just telling you "what's happening" without much agenda. I think Colorado has the best NPR affiliate of all time -- they go by CPR. Really popular, even among younger people. Highest quality news and radio... I wonder if any other states/cities have similar quality public radio?

djsumdog 6y ago
I really started to tune out NPR back around 2008 after Inskeep's terrible interview with Ahmadinejad. I wrote about it more in detail back then: https://battlepenguin.com/politics/wipedoffthemap/ https://battlepenguin.com/politics/wipedoffthemap/ I use to listen to Democracy Now back then too, but I really don't think either news source as really held up over the years. They're both very polarized, and the quality of their content has gone down as well.

rr60 6y ago

+1 for No Agenda. A fantastic podcasts that helps you think about the news in other ways.

standardUser 6y ago

Strongly relate. I gave up TV news a long time ago and became an NPR fan for a while, but that grew old after a few years. BBC World Service radio was my last refuge before all of my news consumption became print/reading. I'd still go back to the BBC, but their broadcast schedule doesn't mesh well with US time zones.