What news do you watch on T.V?

AMKC · 15-07-2025 06:14PM #1

Me I used to watch C4 news and Virgin One news but gave them both up. Both gone to the dogs. Tabloid news if you ask me. I stopped watching Sky News years ago. I only watch the news on RTE and the BBC now. All the rest are rubbish.

Hamsterchops · 15-07-2025 06:37PM

Used to watch ITN News @ Ten back in the day (for world news) + RTE news for a local take on things, then I migrated to Sky News always falling back on the BBC if I needed clarification on a story, however …..

In the last couple of years I've completely gone off Sky "sensationalist" News + I don't trust BBC News anymore. I think ITN news has gone? and RTE just seems flat and relies upon other news outlets for it's info.

The upshot of all this is that I now watch a little CNN + Fox News, (two opposing US news channels), GB News, a little bit of Sky, Talk TV News, and RTE News. So basically I get my news from multiple sources, because they all give different interpretations of the news, and I don't trust any one of them in isolation.

NIMAN · 15-07-2025 06:40PM

Mostly rte and bbc too.

Galwayguy35 · 17-07-2025 09:13PM

VM1 and Sky mostly.

RTE are nothing but a government mouthpiece so have no interest in their so called news.

con747 · 17-07-2025 09:25PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058419701/what-news-do-you-watch-on-t-v

With the amount of threads you open OP you really should consider paying a subscription of €1.50 a week for us to have to endure them.

hfenton · 17-07-2025 09:35PM

RTÉ to find out what we're supposed to think is happening, and Gript to find out what's going on.

walshtipp · 17-07-2025 10:04PM

Generally RTÉ for the real news and then Gript or Waterford Whispers for the satirical stuff.

CalamariFritti · 17-07-2025 10:26PM

Every now and then RTE news cos my wife watches it but really none of them.

AMKC · 18-07-2025 07:46AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123646577#Comment_123646577

You say that about RTE but the news on VM1 us hardly news. They are a disgrace. They treat it like it's entertainment ffs with music in the background. I even e-mailed and instsgramed them about this to no avail. That was the final straw for me with them. If I am watching people being bombed or hearing of people being shot while just trying to get food to survive last thing I want is some music on in the background. Its hirrifying and disgusting. There are people dieing in these countries and VM 1 think it is entertaiment ffs. These people are living trying to survive in hell and VM1 think its entertainment. It turns my shomach. No I am done with VM1. Its a cheap tabloid T.V station.

18-07-2025 08:16AM

I would mainly watch RTE News.

I've noticed that the BBC news has changed over the last few years.

Instead of leading with a straight up fact based set of headlines they tend to lead with a type of "special report" usually related to something that is in the headlines.

I don't particularly like that, I think it adds a certain spin that is unnecessary.

CalamariFritti · 18-07-2025 08:22AM

I dont know this is either something that crept up on us over the last 15, 20 years or maybe its always been there and I just didnt notice as a young person.

Bit I find journalism is seldom just reporting something that happened, fact based. There is a message with it now these days. Journalists dont seem to report anymore but seem quite often to be on an 'education' mission supporting a particular stance or narrative.