# The News is Officially Stupid **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 5, 2010, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782 "2010-02-05T11:56:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782/21 "2010-02-05T18:53:36Z")
> [@](#): > > Frankly, I was glad this big snowstorm is moving through the area - the news readers finally shut up about the panda!! > Reply With Quote “Next up, on News DC – How are the Pandas Coping with the Snowstorm?” “Beginning a Five-Part Series” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782/22 "2010-02-05T19:14:50Z")
I freakin’ _hate_ the local news. And what I hate most about it is the teasers. 2200: "A major crib recall that _you_ need to know about, coming up. 2213: “Next, a major crib recall, and you’re not going to believe what we’ve uncovered.” 2217: “Up next, a major company recalls its most popular baby crib. You’re not going to want to miss this.” 2226: “Is your baby sleeping safe? Find out what you need to know, next.” Dude, how many babies got their little noggins caught between the bars while their parents were waiting for you to tell them what they needed to know? I swear, my local one-hour newscast could be done in 15 minutes if they would just present one story after another, without all the bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782/23 "2010-02-05T20:00:33Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > “Next up, on News DC – How are the Pandas Coping with the Snowstorm?” > > “Beginning a Five-Part Series” Well, at least there’d be more to see in a story about Panda bears in a snowstorm as opposed to Polar Bears in a snowstorm. Imagine how bored folks in Alaska must be by their news reports. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782/24 "2010-02-05T20:20:45Z")
I’ve not trusted or respected the local news in L.A. about 1990 when there was a major abortion protest in Orange County on a Sunday, with thousands of people on the sidewalks, and there was no hint of it on that night’s news. It was a weekend, it was in OC (which true Angelenos think of as provincial), and it was “wrong”. I suspect the fact that it was on a Sunday was the biggest factor, because if they don’t have video to show, it might as well not have happened. Oh, and when else were they going to show that puff piece about restored WWII airplanes? ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782/25 "2010-02-05T20:43:59Z")
My local ABC affiliate has been covering the weather non-stop for over half an hour now because there MIGHT have been a tornado somewhere in the viewing area although there is no confirmation of a tornado but the expensive weather predicting machine said there could be a tornado so they are going to cover it non-stop, including giving us a meteorology lesson about tornados. Fortunately, I can often receive the transmission for another ABC affiliate. I have no problem with interruptions for severe weather but you only need to give the warnings then go back to programming with the weather scroll on the bottom, these guys were just hoping they’d catch a tornado in action and the rest was filler. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782/26 "2010-02-05T20:54:17Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Everyone I’ve ever met in NC either is from Ohio or has relatives there. We should meet, if only to break this horrific chain of events. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782/27 "2010-02-05T21:53:30Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Everyone I’ve ever met in NC either is from Ohio or has relatives there. I know this because I am from Ohio and they tell me. It’s _creepy_! > [@KneadToKnow](#): > > We should meet, if only to break this horrific chain of events. Maybe we should, because the universe WANTS you to be related to someone from Ohio and we’ll end up married! Hurrah! (or if my luck continues, you’ll end up marrying someone you meet while visiting me here in Ohio) 😉 > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I freakin’ _hate_ the local news. And what I hate most about it is the teasers. > > I swear, my local one-hour newscast could be done in 15 minutes if they would just present one story after another, without all the bullshit. I rarely watch TV commercials, but now that _Lost_ is back on, I’m subjected to these sorts of teasers (I don’t flip channels during _Lost_). This week it something like… “When you are cooking up a nice steak on the grill, do you ever think that it may be… INJECTED WITH DRUGS?!” Seriously. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Hadrian\_s\_Wall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/58956e/32.png) [@Hadrian\_s\_Wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hadrian_s_Wall)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782/28 "2010-02-08T17:00:24Z")
^^ [The Onion | America's Finest News Source.](http://www.theonion.com/content/video/final_season_of_lost_promises_to) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782/29 "2010-02-08T17:22:10Z")
In defense of Columbus news, the local paper (the Dispatch) ran a photo over the weekend showing how the zoo’s Mexican wolf was 'enjoying the snow". And there it was, head down, going in circles (evident from the tracks), same as it does when it’s not snowing. Heartwarming. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-news-is-officially-stupid/527782.md?page=1)