>> You're totally focused on political reporting.
Pretty much. But I have found recently that when I want to see what is going on I pretty much go first to X.com. I do have a couple of preferred indy weather guys I watch on youtube when the weather acts up, as they seem more technically in-depth and willing to take the time to explain stuff I don't understand lots of times. Otherwise, mostly political is what I follow.
>> Russert and Brinkley were not authorities but reporters.
Precisely.
>> I'm looking at actual experts and people with the responsibility and authority to develop data and report it out.
With the exceptions of the items mentioned above (weather, and some breaking events) I tend toward X at first, then I can still go back to news. I record all TV news there is any chance I'll want to watch (even the ones who disgust me on CNN), just in they have something I'm interested in.
But I have not watched a non-news network show that I can think of since probably 2012. We did watch all of Yellowstone on Paramount.
>> Russert and Brinkley were in command of their domains. They didn't have the peanut gallery taking potshots at them.
I agree about Russert and Brinkley, and I continue to miss them today. I wouldn't miss them if possible.
Today, it has all moved toward Info-Tainment, and I just don't tolerate that well. For example, while I watch Fox with Bret Baer, I will sometimes watch a little of Laura Ingraham but will head to the Internet basically after the news is over. I find all those other shows to be boring and repetitive, but can easily fast forward through them in a few minutes to pick up something I might want to see. Although I'm not a fan of Google, I do like Google TV and the fact you can have it save an unlimited amount of programming; I record entire seasons of old shows my wife wants and all the news for myself. |
