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Torchlight

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5. I suppose in a passive sense, we've done the same in our household.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Jan 11, 2023, 12:48 PM

Jan 2023

24/7 news never really appealed to me, as ratings are the priority at the expense of objectivity.

Last bit of cable I had was in the nineties (I really dug the HBO lineup at the time), and we're just over the air tv watchers at this point.

When I'm confronted with cable news these days, it consistently comes across to me as grumpy people occupying chairs in.

To us, all the cable news we've seen in recent years is just...

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i am blocking all cnn related links and stories now on my youtube page . [View all] AllaN01Bear Jan 2023 OP

I quit CNN long ago BigMin28 Jan 2023 #1

Report the news and engage in punditry. TheProle Jan 2023 #8

With the exception of a handful of shows, I don't watch any cable news. onecaliberal Jan 2023 #2

Why? brooklynite Jan 2023 #3

I blocked them on twitter and let them know. CousinIT Jan 2023 #4

Unfortunately most of the outlets doing that. JohnSJ Jan 2023 #6

I suppose in a passive sense, we've done the same in our household. Torchlight Jan 2023 #5

I have been ignoring CCN for a while LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #7