Is anyone else sick of the news these days?

Firetrap

I used to like turning on the news and watching it. In the last couple of months though, there's nothing but stuff about the economy going down the toilet/banks/job losses. I know things are not good out there but it's getting to be like a broken record now.

towel401

it's was worse when all the tribunals were on.

in those days we could expect one bit of unusual or somewhat exciting news and the rest of the hour would be a load of babble about the moriorioriarty, flood tribunals.

The Citizen

The news is the only way to stay up to date with what's happening. If you don't want to know don't watch it. No news is good news but it is news.

Zebra3

Firetrap wrote: »

I used to like turning on the news and watching it. In the last couple of months though, there's nothing but stuff about the economy going down the toilet/banks/job losses. I know things are not good out there but it's getting to be like a broken record now.

As opposed to the news over the previous ten years...

Soaring house prics....

Rip off prices....

Poxy traffic....

Biggins

Its a vicious circle. Its like trying to avoid hearing the sports scores on the train (by speech) or radio/tv, etc before you get home to see "Match of the Day".

You could try avoiding the news but then someone will say to you "did you hear about..."
You can then stand there like an idiot and as if you have been living on Mars for the last while or try and catch up with the latest news!

Ya cana win!

AnonoBoy

Yes - it's just moan, moan, moan these days.

Natural Disaster This, Recession That, Incest/Murder The Other.

Time for RTE to employ some new newswriters I think. Ones with a more positive outlook on like. Forget the banking crisis I want to hear about kittens being rescued from trees and kids who got gold stars for their homework.

Come on guys - lighten up would ya?

towel401

people prefer bad news apparently

Nolanger

If you live in a dull country then the news will be ...

craiginireland

NEWSFLASH - Bad news sells much more copies!

Who wants to read everything is ok?

Biggins

Wasn't there a news station somewhere (if memory serves me right) that only broadcast good news?
I don't think it lasted long.

craiginireland

craiginireland wrote: »

NEWSFLASH - Bad news sells much more copies!

Who wants to read everything is ok?

Me.

Darragh29

Firetrap wrote: »

I used to like turning on the news and watching it. In the last couple of months though, there's nothing but stuff about the economy going down the toilet/banks/job losses. I know things are not good out there but it's getting to be like a broken record now.

I think it's surreal looking at the news now. It's gotten to the stage now where I turn on the tele you wouldn't know what the main headline would be on the economic front. It's a bit like when 9/11 happened I think...

Diabhal Beag

I would end up killing myself if I kept watching the news.

Recession

War in Middle East

Road Deaths

Boring Politics

Rapist Priests

It is always the same ****e with Anne Doyle or the guy with the fine moustache

FlutterinBantam

Don't shoot the messenger ...

jdivision

It's going to get a lot worse so better switch off now!

Highsider

Used to be an avid follower of the news and events throughout the world but TBH i just could'nt care less now. It would make you depressed watching it day after day the same old rubbish.

Terry

I became bored with the news back in 1985.

The world was supposed to end in '84, but all we got was a really good Summer and the closing yearsof the cold war.

Excitement wise, those years won't be topped.

Biggins

The only bad news that I thought was actually worth watching, was the Iraqi news as read out by Sadam's nutty propaganda minister. Anyone remember him?

RTE should hire him. It would be great.

niceirishfella

How about the News (all Bad of course) but read by a fantastically beautiful butt naked chick shimmy'ing up and down a greasy pole!

That'd take your mind off it.

Biggins

niceirishfella wrote: »

How about the News (all Bad of course) but read by a fantastically beautiful butt naked chick shimmy'ing up and down a greasy pole!

That'd take your mind off it.

You mean something like this: http://www.nakednews.com/

NSFW

niceirishfella

Biggins wrote: »

You mean something like this: http://www.nakednews.com/

NSFW

yeah, this is more like it. RTE/TV3 - take note.:)

Kidchameleon

Hi,

I agree with OP, I used to ALWAYS watch the news, now I NEVER watch it...

galwayrush

I am sick of it,it's either bad or about some z listed celeb.
I still keep on watching it or read about it in the papers though.

Dudess

LOL - you'd swear it was a soap opera. Damn those script-writers! Can't they come up with something more light-hearted?!

The purpose of the news is to inform us of serious happenings - what exactly is the problem? Oh and "these days", "nowadays" etc... sorry, but when was the news anything other than bad?

niceirishfella

Dudess wrote: »

LOL - you'd swear it was a soap opera. Damn those script-writers! Can't they come up with something more light-hearted?!

The purpose of the news is to inform us of serious happenings - what exactly is the problem? Oh and "these days", "nowadays" etc... sorry, but when was the news anything other than bad?

They all want protecting from the real world of goings on............mad or wha?

EamonnKeane

Also, every outlet pretty much ignored a coup d'etat in Guinea - but if Obama got a new puppy it'd be round-the-clock coverage

PrivateEye

I'm a news junkie to be honest, on any given day at the minute I go from...


Politics.ie - You can't fault Politics.ie, brilliant resource.

Indymedia.ie- I don't think any of its readers will deny its lefty leanings, I stilll think it contains a lot of good community journalism.

Sky News on d'telly- About an hour of this stuff a day!

Greek Centre For Strategic Anarchy- Only been reading this over the last 3 weeks daily, for a day-by-day update from Athens during the riots. Remember a similar blog during Hurricane Katrina for example, I tend to love following blogs during big-news events.

Irish Times- hard paper addition of course.

The Guardian/Few RedTops online- Few times a week.

RTÉ News on d'telly- If I can be bothered/have nothing to do.

Then, during the Eircom League season I'd keep an eye on a few Irish soccer sites too for news, along with the Saint Patricks Athletic homepage.

It's great to know whats going on in the world, the news is only as boring as your sources.

EamonnKeane

EamonnKeane wrote: »

Also, every outlet pretty much ignored a coup d'etat in Guinea - but if Obama got a new puppy it'd be round-the-clock coverage

Wait.

Obama got a new puppy?

galwayrush

Deleted User wrote: »

Wait.

Obama got a new puppy?

That sounds like a Shaggy Doggy story.:p

evercloserunion

Did anyone hear the news on Christmas day? We were listening to it in the car on the way home from my aunt's house. Murder, murder, death, murder etc. etc. Lovely.

Dudess

Oh my god, that's because these things are happening. LOL at people being pissed off at/sick of the news telling them bad news. That's all the news has ever told us...

I really think people expect the news to come up with an alternative (an alternative to reality is fantasy) or that we shouldn't know about these things.

craiginireland

galwayrush wrote: »

That sounds like a Shaggy Doggy story.:p

Ah you're barking mad:pac:

rossie1977

to quote a slightly eccentric rock star

Because that's the way the media wants to take it and spin it, and turn it into fear, because then you're watching television, you're watching the news, you're being pumped full of fear, there's floods, there's AIDS, there's murder, cut to commercial, buy the Acura, buy the Colgate, if you have bad breath they're not going to talk to you, if you have pimples, the girl's not going to fcuk you, and it's just this campaign of fear, and consumption, and that's what I think it's all based on, the whole idea of 'keep everyone afraid, and they'll consume