I have been watching a lot of news on TV lately. Hmmm. I am not sure why they call it the news. Because, although the first time I hear the story, it is news, but it gets repeated so many times that it eventually becomes "old." And most of it is sad, traumatic, heart-wrenching, dramatic. Even the feel good stories are dramatic.
Let's face it, the "news" on television or the Internet is presented in a manner to entertain, not necessarily enlighten. It is intended to be gut wrenching, and pull at the heart-strings. It is intended to titillate, entice, tantalize, intrigue, and fascinate the viewer, ensuring they will "stay tuned" to watch the rest of the story.
The news is not really news any more. It is the story of the day, or perhaps two or three "news cycles," but not necessarily "new."
The news is meant to be "current events" but of course the "current events" offered has the climactic and dramatic story to entertain and entice the viewer. "Current events" is probably a more neutral term to use. But does not connote the drama presented by the news media.
Oh well, I will still watch the news on TV. I will listen to it on the radio, and read news feeds while on the Internet. At least I get several perspectives on the various stories by having so many news feeds at my disposal.
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