# On what channel are you watching the war? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2003, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322 "2003-03-22T07:15:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/21 "2003-03-22T18:38:04Z")
It’s a tossup between Fox News and NBC. I prefer Fox’s coverage (and POV) but I also take comfort in Brokaw’s commentary delivered in his avuncular baritone imitated so well by Chris Parnell on SNL. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/22 "2003-03-22T18:48:38Z")
BBC World News American networks are pretty much useless. ---
**Author:** ![raisinbread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/23 "2003-03-22T19:06:12Z")
We’re supposed to be watching the war? I can’t be bothered because I have too many games for my PS2. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/24 "2003-03-22T19:13:12Z")
Most usually CBC, though I flip around a fair bit. NBC makes me want to vomit. One can all but see the pom-poms and pleated miniskirts. CBS is a little better, but Rather’s posing as an expert wears thin pretty quick. CTV has been okay. Praise Allah that I don’t get Fox News, or my tv would likely be broken. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/25 "2003-03-22T19:54:09Z")
Not watching it on TV… getting the gist of it from the SMDB or, if I _have_ to, CBC online. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/26 "2003-03-22T20:53:23Z")
Fox News. I listen to my local talk radio station at work, and when something happens I flip on the tv on my desk to Fox. I do find a need to take a break now and then…that’s why I watched Friends Thursday night. It was one I missed, where Chandler quits, but I was disappointed to see it was nothing more than a clip show. ---
**Author:** ![Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/73ab20/32.png) [@Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caesar_s_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/27 "2003-03-22T22:01:54Z")
CNN ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/28 "2003-03-23T00:18:05Z")
CNN. It has the greatest amount of sources in the field of all the major channels. Then MSNB, sometimes. Then ABC. I’d watch BBC more if I can remember I actually _have_ BBC when I’m watching the news. ---
**Author:** ![light\_strand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@light\_strand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/light_strand)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/29 "2003-03-23T00:37:05Z")
BBC World, and ABC mostly. During the day I listen to NPR. I can’t watch CNN because Peter Arnett drives me crazy with his personalization of the reports “Do you see that Tom?” “That was loud Tom!” “It’s dark here Tom.” Peter, I _know_ you’re talking to Tom, will you knock it off? But since two people have brought it up… I haven’t found that much difference between the BBC and American newscasts. The folks who are claiming that “propaganda” machine sure are seeing something I’m not. This of course, only counts for the raw coverage, not the talking heads, who I ignore anyway. Isn’t it funny how you see what you expect to see? It reminds of the folks who scream \* Left-wing liberal\* or _Jewish controlled media!_ ---
**Author:** ![HelloKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/30 "2003-03-23T01:18:15Z")
Ugh, I can’t stand Aaron Brown, and CNN’s barrage of graphics, scrolling headlines and video feeds going bad is enough to drive me crazy. I prefer ABC, Peter Jennings “arrogance” notwithstanding. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/31 "2003-03-23T05:27:48Z")
FoxNews, and some KTLA (local Los Angeles station). I like Hal Fishman (anchor of KTLA News). ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/32 "2003-03-23T06:58:42Z")
Compared to NorthWest Cable News, it’s all good. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/33 "2003-03-23T07:23:58Z")
MSNBC, FoxNews and BBC America. Mostly MSNBC or the BBC. FoxNews is just for variety. ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/34 "2003-03-23T17:31:26Z")
FoxNews it my choice, but we also surf ABC,NBC,CBS, and were ardent listeners of NPR long before GW decided to get on with it. I’ve stayed away from the daytime talk on AM radio. Usually I do listen to Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, but I really don’t think I could stomach thier brand of infotainment right now. ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/35 "2003-03-23T17:53:15Z")
NPR and The New York Times Online, and occasional [CNN.com](http://CNN.com). I tried watching NBC’s coverage, but with the graphics and the news ticker and everything else, it looks like a poorly designed computer game. And I’d prefer to read about it - easier to scan for relevance and pick out what I want. I think I’m going to be the last surviving print jounalist. You’ll have to pry my keyboard from my cold, dead hands. ---
**Author:** ![chula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/36 "2003-03-23T18:19:06Z")
I was never a fan before, but I’ve found Peter Jennings to be the most tolerable. He’s says fewer stupid things than the others. I don’t have cable, so I’m stuck with the networks. ---
**Author:** ![SojournerSamson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SojournerSamson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SojournerSamson)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/37 "2003-03-23T19:00:04Z")
Peter Jennings is providing the least “wargasmic” tele hosting. He has gravitas. Aaron Brown seems to have skipped his meds. Try alternating Fox, MSNBC, and C-Span viewer call in for an odd wag the dog mood. ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/38 "2003-03-26T23:43:22Z")
Fox News, even though I have not forgiven Fox for 1) That “Moon Hoax” travesty and 2) Cancelling “Futurama”. I occasionally switch over to MSNBC to look at Ashleigh Banfield who, as noted in another thread, is a a babe, and Chris Matthews, who I find entertaining, even more so now that they’re parodying him on SNL. Hey, does everyone who said Fox get ribbing? Gonna need a big vat of barbecue sauce… ---
**Author:** ![konzar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac8455/32.png) [@konzar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/konzar)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/39 "2003-03-27T00:03:01Z")
has “futurama” really been canceled? I saw it listed in tv guide a couple of weeks ago but they showed a “simpsons” instead. but they interrupt it so much. i hope that was a joke, weird al. I watch CNN unless Aaron Brown is on. He’s really odd. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322/40 "2003-03-27T00:24:35Z")
Fox News, just don’t like the journalist on the other stations. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-what-channel-are-you-watching-the-war/163322.md?page=3)