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Post by gailoh on Jul 6, 2016 11:51:06 GMT
This is so heartbreaking...hugs
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Post by refugeepea on Jul 6, 2016 13:57:12 GMT
I do, mostly. My oldest will be 9 this month and he's bent toward anxiety, and he picks up on things you wouldn't imagine a child with autism to notice. My daughter who has Autism is the same way as well. I had a couple of calls from her school this year because breakdowns relating to what is happening in the world.
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Post by mimi3566 on Jul 6, 2016 14:06:01 GMT
I HATE the news...have so for along time now.
I feel like most news stories are exploited, over dramatized and tend to be one sided a lot of the time.
Add that to the fact the my dh can be a drama king just made me loathe the news even more.
I liked it better when I was a child and there was only 1 hour of news a day in the evenings....30 minutes of local news that included events, weather and sports, then 30 minutes of world news and that was it.
Nowadays, there are so many news channels like CNN that need to fill up air time 24/7, they hunt for stories just to fill up air time....I feel as though the journalists are much like ambulance chasers....out looking for anything they can put a drama factor spin to sell a story.
I got rid of cable about a year ago and the news was one of several reasons that factored into that decision.
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Post by leannec on Jul 6, 2016 14:30:05 GMT
I watch the local news every morning, noon (if I'm home) and dinner time ... it's just a habit in our family I will say that, unfortunately, it seems that I rarely get emotional about news stories ...
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Post by marimoose on Jul 6, 2016 14:51:47 GMT
I just posted this as my confession in another post...I no longer watch the news or read the newspaper. It is mostly full of awful things, crime/terror/road fatalities and politicians. I don't miss it at all. A brief news update on the radio in the car every now and then is plenty This describes me.
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Post by grinningcat on Jul 6, 2016 14:56:42 GMT
I don't believe that avoiding the news is a good thing, however I can understand why some people do avoid it. I think actively avoiding the news does a disservice because I believe that knowledge is power and it's extremely important to be informed of what's going on locally and around the world.
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Post by grinningcat on Jul 6, 2016 14:57:23 GMT
I watch the local news every morning, noon (if I'm home) and dinner time ... it's just a habit in our family I will say that, unfortunately, it seems that I rarely get emotional about news stories ... I am the same way.
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Post by marimoose on Jul 6, 2016 14:57:50 GMT
I no longer watch the news, not even for the weather. After the horrible weekend in Florida a few weeks ago, I totally cut off the news and it was limited before. What I have discovered is that the world keeps goign whether I am fully aware or not and that's ok. I am not hearing politics, deaths, all the negative info with even bigger negative spin. I catch snippets on social media or the radio but that is limited. I DVR whatever I am goign to watch and I avoid commercials and the political b.s. I no longer watch The Today Show at all, where I used to enjoy segments of it. I get more done and I am happier. I feel no guilt for being so uninformed. It isn't the route everyone would take but it is what works for me. If my husband is so inclined to need to see the news then he can go in the bedroom and watch it. No news here. I feel like I have taken back some control in my little world.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2016 14:59:03 GMT
I rarely ever view the tv news...and although I am moderately conservative, I abhor talk radio.
I get really agitated by so-called journalists who pull "news" from social media and call truly bizarre crap news.
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Post by nicole2112 on Jul 6, 2016 14:59:40 GMT
I have a hunger for news and information. I seek out articles and websites that present the facts in an unbiased way. It's hard to find but I prefer that.
Twitter is great for headlines and then you can read more as you have interest.
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Post by bigbundt on Jul 6, 2016 15:10:59 GMT
I don't avoid the news but I prefer to stick to local news for the most part. I will read some global news if something of interest catches my eye when scrolling through Facebook. And because of my upbringing I avoid just about anything political (my parents are very their way or the highway when it comes to politics and I don't agree with them on most issues so it's easier to be ignorant than to have specific knowledge and be unable to stop myself from engaging in a discussion that dissolves into a huge family fight). Before elections I look up the candidates' stance on issues I care about and vote from there. I hate hate HATE the 24/7 political, nitpicky, mud slinging bullshit we put up with every election year. My viewpoint is all politicians are out for themselves, I haven't been inspired by a candidate in, oh, NEVER. Every single election I am voting for the lesser of evils as far as I am concerned. And I agree on not wanting to read anything violent regarding kids. I also can't watch any psychological thriller or horror movies or overly graphic shows/movies any longer. Guess I am just trying to create a rose color bubble for myself.
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Post by bigbundt on Jul 6, 2016 15:15:00 GMT
And I gave up celebrity gossip a few years ago too. I like reading about weddings and babies or someone doing something good, not who is sleeping with who. Now sometimes I will read a tabloid when I am getting my hair cut but I no longer do the daily rag reading I used to.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Jul 6, 2016 15:53:25 GMT
"Does anyone else avoid the news?"
yup!! Since I've struggled with depression off and on for years, I've learned that the constant negativity of the news is not good for me. I avoid news pretty much like the plague... there's too much going on in my life to get worked up about things that mostly don't concern me, and are mostly sensationalized sound bites only to get clicks and/or view counts. If I watch or read anything 'news related' at all, it's usually on science-related topics.
I never watch our local network 'news' (it's mostly sensationalist crap only to get ratings) and only rarely will listen to national news on NPR, typically the updates and the marketplace money report.
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Post by breetheflea on Jul 6, 2016 16:05:12 GMT
Yes I avoid the news. I read two local online newspapers only if the headline is something interesting/relevant.
I do not watch the evening news. It's depressing and nothing on there is something I can do anything about or need to know (our local TV news is not broadcast from my city). I do not need to know there was a car accident on some street 15 miles from here, that someone got shot in a neighborhood I don't live in, that people are killing each other all over the world or spend 10 minutes learning that it is going to rain (when it is obvious since it's always raining and I have a weather app I can check in 10 seconds on my phone). The actual news takes about 5% of a news show and the rest is the anchors joking around, previews of the news they are going to talk about next or commercials.
If something is important enough for me to know about I find out from posts on Facebook and then look into it myself.
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Post by SockMonkey on Jul 6, 2016 16:52:23 GMT
Depends on what you mean by "news." I listen to NPR every day and read some news sites. Mostly the NYT, Washington Post, The Guardian, and BBC. For longer form journalism, (yes, that still exists), I turn to The Atlantic & The New Yorker. I check in with some local sites/news, too.
I avoid CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, all those. They're barely journalism at this point. They're full of misinformation and crazy commentators in their rabid push to "break" the news.
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 6, 2016 17:09:49 GMT
I watch the news and ask myself if the news is worse nowadays or if it just looks worse, because years ago we didn't have this level of media coverage?
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jul 6, 2016 18:44:41 GMT
It is tempting. We are considering dumping cable and if so we won't be able to get local news which might be s good thing. the news is so depressing. I know I will still see stuff here and on FB without trying but it may be healthier. Way too much bad news lately.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jul 6, 2016 18:49:15 GMT
I never cried before DD was born. Now, everything toys with my emotions. I really don't watch much news - it really upset me following Katrina, and I have never gone back. I seek out details for subjects that are important to me, and I get the headlines faster via Facebook and here than I would if I waited for the news at night.
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Post by anniefb on Jul 6, 2016 20:38:59 GMT
I do, mostly. I just feel sick whenever I watch it. Same for me.
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Post by NicL on Jul 7, 2016 0:38:48 GMT
I get really agitated by so-called journalists who pull "news" from social media and call truly bizarre crap news. Exactly!!
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