News programming should be pronounced noise. It's mostly gossip and tragedy and crap. We stopped watching it years ago. My parents watch the news and talk abou

News programming should be pronounced noise. It's mostly gossip and tragedy and crap. We stopped watching it years ago. My parents watch the news and talk about "staying informed" and "keeping up" with things. What exactly is newsworthy? You need to know about that apartment complex that caught fire or the shootout between drug dealers?