Do you watch the news on TV?
@sprite1950 (30453)
Corsham, England
March 16, 2018 2:14am CST
I'm not really into politics or religion but I do like to keep up with current affairs. It's interesting to know what is going on in the world even if it has been all doom and gloom recently.
I also like to watch local news too to find out what the weather is going to be like and see what has been going on in my part of the country.
Do you watch the news or does it depress you too much so that you would rather not know?
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
@mydanods Yes it is. I watch it every day and sometimes I can tell people things they don't know.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
@mydanods I do that sometimes but I wonder whether it is all true on social media
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@mydanods (6513)
• Nigeria
16 Mar 18
@sprite1950 That's the truth. I also read the news on my feeds.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
I know it can really get to you sometimes.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
@LadyDuck Yes it's not the best to have that as the last thing on your mind before you sleep. I'm interested in finding out why it happened to a brand new bridge though. Surely it must have had a safety inspection before it was opened.
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@LadyDuck (459631)
• Switzerland
16 Mar 18
@sprite1950 There are so many bad news. I checked the news online before going to sleep yesterday evening and I the first I saw was about the collapsed pedestrian bridge in Miami. I think I will turn off the computer without checking the news before to sleep.
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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7110)
• Cuddalore, India
16 Mar 18
yes i used to watch news on Tv.But most of the time I used to get recent updates from the social networking sites.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
@Lignitecityabishek96 Yes I think a lot of people use social media now but I never know whether that is reliable as you get fake news there.
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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7110)
• Cuddalore, India
16 Mar 18
@sprite1950 Some time we can't trust .But if information goes viral then it should be most probably true .Automatically the true news info will come
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
@Lignitecityabishek96 It happens and it's sad to know that people are dying living so close to us.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Mar 18
I think it's important to keep up with what's going on in the world.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
21 Mar 18
@rheicel Yes I am. I do read news items that come up on my facebook but I much prefer to watch it on tv.
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@rheicel (7065)
• Philippines
20 Mar 18
@sprite1950 Yes, it's really important to know the world news. We're facing new technology where we can read news online but I still prefer watching it on TV because I'm a visual person.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
Some of it but not all of it. I like to know about the main events like the Bridge collapsing in Florida and the nerve agent attack close to where I live.
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@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
16 Mar 18
@sprite1950 I agree, but anything important will probably be in the first half hour anyway.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
20 Mar 18
I suppose it must be different for all countries.
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@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
20 Mar 18
@sprite1950
Yes do hate it when my government control the media as well
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
18 Mar 18
@Hannihar Well we all move on in our lives. Change is inevitable and at one time all we had was the TV and newspapers.
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@Hannihar (129609)
• Israel
18 Mar 18
@sprite1950
I guess so Snowdrop66. One time I watched it on TV but not sure what changed.
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@prakashj256 (926)
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17 Mar 18
Everytime i switch on TV I first check the news channels whether there is any breaking news, any live show happening? It's important to watch news channels daily. That's the only efficient way to hear reflective announcements made by government. News on internet comes a bit late and it never had the analysis like in news channels on TV. Neither its a depression nor its an enjoyment to watch news but it's best for us to stay updated about our respective country's system.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Mar 18
@prakashj256 I agree, I think it's important to keep up with what is going on in the world. Sometimes what happens in other countries has an effect on us too.
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@prakashj256 (926)
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17 Mar 18
@sprite1950 exactly..we should always be aware of that.
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@janekskie12 (18)
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16 Mar 18
I am watching news but its confusing specially when I saw same news with different content on the social media. Fake news always pops up.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
@janekskie12 We have a big story going on here in the UK but it's definitely true. A russian spy has been poisoned with nerve gas and is very ill in hospital.
@janekskie12 (18)
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16 Mar 18
@sprite1950 in our country there are so many fake news just like the killings here, I mean who are doing those things.
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@anikoonline (3250)
• Hungary
16 Mar 18
My boyfriend always watches the news, so I watch the news, too. But it is depressing for me. Sometimes I ask him to turn to another channel when the news are too cruel.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
@anikoonline Yes the latest is a new bridge that collapsed in Florida and crushed people in their cars. I think it had just been opened 5 days previously but was supposed to last 100 years,
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
@anikoonline Yes it is horrible. Sometimes it brings tears to my eyes.
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@anikoonline (3250)
• Hungary
16 Mar 18
@sprite1950 Yes, it is terrible. I heard that yesterday evening and it was really depressing.
I hate those news that are about murdering someone (like the killer's child or parents) and giving all the details about how cruel the killer was.
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@porwest (78759)
• United States
8 Apr 18
I watch the news because I feel like I NEED to know. Especially when it comes to politics since, like it or not, politicians can have a very serious impact on our lives. So we have to be involved with it to enough of an extent that we can make informed decisions at the polls. I DO take in ALL news, however, with some skepticism. Nowadays there is a ton of fake news out there, and unless you can read between the lines, you will not get the real news hidden in the fake narrative that surrounds it.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
8 Apr 18
I think it is quite hard to tell if news is fake as many reports can be very convincing.
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
8 Apr 18
@porwest I think i'm one of these gullible people who believes everything! I recognise your user name from another site but I can't remember which one. Maybe WebAnswers?
@porwest (78759)
• United States
8 Apr 18
@sprite1950 It CAN be. Having multiple sources helps to find the truth.
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@elico6666 (177)
• Kfar Saba, Israel
16 Mar 18
i am watching and every day its the same only whts bad in this world
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Mar 18
I agree @eli sayag. We never seem to hear anything good these days.
@elico6666 (177)
• Kfar Saba, Israel
17 Mar 18
@sprite1950 the news compenys know that only bad news wil give them raiting
waybe we are asking for it
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
22 Mar 18
Yes, I always watch news, even though sometimes it's bad, I just want to keep updated on what happening in my surroundings.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
22 Mar 18
Yes I like to know what's happening in other countries as well as my own.
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@snowy22315 (170723)
• United States
16 Mar 18
Yes, I watch the news as loathesome as it is sometimes.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Mar 18
It is indeed. I can never remember any good news we have, only the bad.
@JESSY3236 (19008)
• United States
16 Mar 18
I used to watch CNN, but they over-talked about things sometimes. I now just use Bing for my news.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
I think many people are turning to online news.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Mar 18
I have not watched news in years. I can get what I want online.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
16 Mar 18
Yes @JohnRoberts, I think that's more popular these days.
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@judyann21 (58)
• Philippines
16 Mar 18
I choose not to. Watching drama series would be fine for me but the news, Nah.. I get tired of listening to their lies..
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@Sunshine61 (128)
• Slovenia
17 Mar 18
I rarely watch tv news but when i do,i watch pop culture and the weather.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
17 Mar 18
Yes I always watch the weather too so that I know what driving conditions will be like.
