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It isn't.I spend most of my teevee time on SciFi, Discovery, Food Network and Netflix.I came to that conclusion back in 2007. Since I don't watch sports, I got rid of my TV.I was just thinking about this yesterday. I realized that, outside of tuning in to the live coverage from Las Vegas, I've pretty much stopped watching teevee "news" unless I'm just surfing by and watch for a moment.
The constant use of pundits and panels has just wrecked it. Advocacy journalism isn't "news". It's advocacy journalism.
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Why should I pay for commercials?
All I needed then was videos and YouTube. Then Netflix and other streaming services came along, I've been set since. Being a free thinker has never been easier.
For "news", I just have to scrounge around online, trying to identify and piece together actual facts.
You wouldn't think it would need to be this difficult.
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You are one of the more level headed on this forum.