Here's something about me. I hate "the news". I hate news on TV, I hate newspapers, I hate radio news, I hate news magazines, etc. I hate people who read/watch the news. Well, not hate. More like pity. These are the people who think that they are doing something important by "being informed". Firstly, you can be informed in many other more effective ways. The "news" is just one of many sources of information about the world, and just like all the others it is biased. You can't get away from biased information, but you shouldn't forget that it's all biased either. Secondly, if you just read the news on the train to work or watch the evening news when you get home, that doesn't count as doing your part. And you can't say that it's all justified by the fact that it informs how you vote or give to charity. That's hardly a reason to sit through stories about local murders and how many people were killed on the other side of the world. You're only justified if you're USING this information. No one is [or rather should be] entertained by this abattoir of information.
My, my, aren't I being serious? That's enough of that.
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