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To: Lane3 who wrote (130385)	8/7/2005 3:29:12 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793670

There undoubtedly is "value" to that approach, but the straight news feed is so easy to find. Last time I noticed, you still had not upgraded to broadband. Is that still the case? For straight news, no frills, have you tried Wikinews? en.wikinews.org

To: Lane3 who wrote (130385)	8/7/2005 4:03:26 PM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793670

Who, What, When, Where, How and Why. Like you, I prefer my sources of news to confine themselves to the facts and leave the commentary to the opinion pages. I'm capable of forming my own opinions without the assistance of a reporter who may or may not know anything about the subject or may have some personal agenda. With the advent of the internet, I have access to massive amounts of information and insightful commentary by experts in just about any field. These days, actual facts often seem to play second fiddle to seemingly endless "IF" scenarios. So much so, that, by the end of an article, the reader has to go back to the beginning (hopefully) as an aid in remembering what the story was supposedly about in the first place . Speculation is not a fact. It doesn't usually explain why. And, all too often, it turns out to be about as reliable as the average daily astrological forecast. Another thing I have noticed before, and ran across here this morning, is an increasing tendency among the public to blur the distinction between editorial commentary and actual news reporting. Fox News is an easy example of this. Many people complain about their obvious bias, but further inquiries about what they saw and when usually reveals that what they don't like is Bill O'Reilly's show or Hannity & Colmes. Those aren't news programs, they are news commentary programs. (For the record: I have never watched the Fox Network News program, so I don't know what it is like. Judging only by the answers to my questions, none of the people I know who hate Fox News have ever actually watched it, either. They just think they did, but it was O'Reilly.) Your mileage may vary.