Malaysia airlines B777 missing - Page 22

swamprat69er · 03-19-14, 08:50 AM

What is the best news network in the states?

Dread Knot · 03-19-14, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by swamprat69er

What is the best news network in the states?

The BBC.

swamprat69er · 03-19-14, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dread Knot

The BBC.

British Broadcasting Corporation? In the 'states?

Dread Knot · 03-19-14, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by swamprat69er

British Broadcasting Corporation? In the 'states?

We have it on cable and radio, not to mention the internet. Tends to be a bit more objective since it often doesn't have a dog in the hunt here.

I've given up on the domestic brands. They all seem to have an axe to grind. And CNN has gone SyFy if not Bye-bye on this issue.

GoldenRivet · 03-19-14, 09:25 AM

I'm afraid that "news" in the States has devolved into opinion reporting and talking heads telling us what to think. With the occasional dash of "Boise, Idaho couple boasts worlds fattest cat" or "kindergartener suspended for pointing finger at inanimate object" etc

With that said, it's best to source your news from a number of agencies, but even that practice is risky... Apparently the same guy writes for all the agencies.

Lol http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4460787/

swamprat69er · 03-19-14, 09:28 AM

I like my news objective, not following someones biased ideas of what should be news. I will start following BBC.

CCIP · 03-19-14, 09:32 AM

BBC also has its flaws of course, but IMO it's worth reading. Still my favourite news source.

I still try to read multiple sources, but lately they've been shrinking for me. Besides what's been mentioned about CNN here, I've also lost a couple of Russian news sources after Putin's goons took them over recently

BTW, BBC has this article: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26609687

At least a nice overview of all the things that have been floating around about this flight!

NeonSamurai · 03-19-14, 09:35 AM

The BBC does that stuff too (I would hardly call it objective), you just may not be aware of it so much if you are not from the UK.

I use to like the news show that PBS had back in the day. Now though I prefer to get my news by proxy, as it is shorter, and I can filter it for bias based on the source quite easily.

krashkart · 03-19-14, 09:51 AM

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or "kindergartener suspended for pointing finger at inanimate object"

How shameful!

The parents should have taught that child to be more respectful to inanimate objects. Why back in my day if we pointed at anything Pop would break a switch off the willow tree and give us each ten lashings. Then we had to scrub the floors with TOOTHBRUSHES and scouring powder. And then we had to go to bed hungry. And then we'd wake up in the morning, feed the cows, and walk THIRTY MILES barefoot through the snow, with an complete unabridged English dictionary under each arm (and another on our head to teach us poise and balance under duress. If the dictionary fell off our head we'd get ten lashings when we got to school, and ten more when we got home. And then we'd go to bed hungry).

swamprat69er · 03-19-14, 10:01 AM

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How shameful!

The parents should have taught that child to be more respectful to inanimate objects. Why back in my day if we pointed at anything Pop would break a switch off the willow tree and give us each ten lashings. Then we had to scrub the floors with TOOTHBRUSHES and scouring powder. And then we had to go to bed hungry. And then we'd wake up in the morning, feed the cows, and walk THIRTY MILES barefoot through the snow, with an complete unabridged English dictionary under each arm (and another on our head to teach us poise and balance under duress. If the dictionary fell off our head we'd get ten lashings when we got to school, and ten more when we got home. And then we'd go to bed hungry).

and the 30 mile walk to school was all uphill, both ways.

Jimbuna · 03-19-14, 10:18 AM

Is SkyNews available in the US?

I tend to hop between that and the BBC when watching tv at home.

Wolferz · 03-19-14, 10:36 AM

... is Comedy Central.

Followed closely by Al Jazeera.

mapuc · 03-19-14, 01:45 PM

You are talking about news and it is...well a little detour from the thread, so I will continue this detour

Some month ago I heard on Danish radio that 2/3 of American doesn't trust the news from the mainstream media.

When I heard this, my first thought was...subsim...yubba and many other friends here

Markus

swamprat69er · 03-19-14, 01:49 PM

You are right! I DO NOT trust the Canadian news at all. The papers are even worse. They all seem to have their own agenda and paint the stories with whatever brush is the most dramatical and usually farthest from the truth.

Oberon · 03-19-14, 02:02 PM

Just heard on the radio that the aircraft was heading south along the arc published by Malaya.

Heading for the South...Pole...?

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swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	What is the best news network in the states? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

03-19-14, 09:25 AM	#320
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,727 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I'm afraid that "news" in the States has devolved into opinion reporting and talking heads telling us what to think. With the occasional dash of "Boise, Idaho couple boasts worlds fattest cat" or "kindergartener suspended for pointing finger at inanimate object" etc With that said, it's best to source your news from a number of agencies, but even that practice is risky... Apparently the same guy writes for all the agencies. Lol http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4460787/ __________________

03-19-14, 09:28 AM	#321
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I like my news objective, not following someones biased ideas of what should be news. I will start following BBC. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

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CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	BBC also has its flaws of course, but IMO it's worth reading. Still my favourite news source. I still try to read multiple sources, but lately they've been shrinking for me. Besides what's been mentioned about CNN here, I've also lost a couple of Russian news sources after Putin's goons took them over recently BTW, BBC has this article: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26609687 At least a nice overview of all the things that have been floating around about this flight! __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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NeonSamurai Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Socialist Republic of Kanadia Posts: 3,044 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	The BBC does that stuff too (I would hardly call it objective), you just may not be aware of it so much if you are not from the UK. I use to like the news show that PBS had back in the day. Now though I prefer to get my news by proxy, as it is shorter, and I can filter it for bias based on the source quite easily. __________________ SH3 Newbie Guide Links and other helpfull stuff

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,142 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Is SkyNews available in the US? I tend to hop between that and the BBC when watching tv at home. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	The best news agency in America... ... is Comedy Central. Followed closely by Al Jazeera. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

03-19-14, 01:45 PM	#328
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,584 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	You are talking about news and it is...well a little detour from the thread, so I will continue this detour Some month ago I heard on Danish radio that 2/3 of American doesn't trust the news from the mainstream media. When I heard this, my first thought was...subsim...yubba and many other friends here Markus

03-19-14, 01:49 PM	#329
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	You are right! I DO NOT trust the Canadian news at all. The papers are even worse. They all seem to have their own agenda and paint the stories with whatever brush is the most dramatical and usually farthest from the truth. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

03-19-14, 02:02 PM	#330
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Just heard on the radio that the aircraft was heading south along the arc published by Malaya. Heading for the South...Pole...?