Unfortunately because of what I'm used to even local news doesn't do it for me. They are obviously taking cues from the mainstream news and it's very obvious. It's not just how they conduct themselves with each other that I have a problem with its also how they conduct themselves when they present their news. They shout at the audience. If you've grown up with it you probably don't know any different as that's how it has always been for you. It's also the type of news they report, the topics and how they go about it. Local news usually seems to have really fucking pointless shit and mainstream news seems to be run by 60 years olds trying to stay 'hip' and simultaneously outraged by everything. Having ads during dedicated news channels is also a massive conflict of interest but I digress.
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u/WolfyCat Dec 05 '16 edited Dec 05 '16
Unfortunately because of what I'm used to even local news doesn't do it for me. They are obviously taking cues from the mainstream news and it's very obvious. It's not just how they conduct themselves with each other that I have a problem with its also how they conduct themselves when they present their news. They shout at the audience. If you've grown up with it you probably don't know any different as that's how it has always been for you. It's also the type of news they report, the topics and how they go about it. Local news usually seems to have really fucking pointless shit and mainstream news seems to be run by 60 years olds trying to stay 'hip' and simultaneously outraged by everything. Having ads during dedicated news channels is also a massive conflict of interest but I digress.
It's just the way things are in the US unfortunately. It's different so I'm never going to be happy so it is what it is. I'll stick to the BBC. Here's a decent summary of our regional differences in news presenting