# What is your opinion of Newsy?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-newsy/821361>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 14, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-newsy/821361 "2018-09-14T22:25:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-newsy/821361/1 "2018-09-14T22:25:48Z")

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I stumbled across it on Comcast cable, and have watched it a bit.  
It seems unusual to see reporters and announcers not wearing ties. 🙂

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**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-newsy/821361/2 "2018-09-15T00:31:55Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> I stumbled across it on Comcast cable, and have watched it a bit.  
> It seems unusual to see reporters and announcers not wearing ties. 🙂

I was aware of it but never really looked into it. the name “Newsy” kind of sounds like it’s along the same lines as “truthiness.” i.e. sounds legit but isn’t.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-newsy/821361/3 "2018-09-15T03:09:55Z")

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The times I’ve watched, it felt like a college journalism class’ first attempt at writing and producing a newscast. Original reporting is thin and everything else is taken straight from the wire services.

It’s owned by Scripps Media, which is a respected news organization, so I’m not worried about truthiness, but it just seems to be not ready for air yet.

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**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-newsy/821361/4 "2018-09-15T03:19:39Z")

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Newsy is owned by EW Scripp, which is one of the oldest newspaper publishers in America. The station was designed to be a 24 hour news organization that played well on mobile apps. They’ve received notable awards and Emmy nominations.

I kind of like the low budget, just the facts, approach. Being designed for mobile, they tend to keep their segments short and to the point. And I like that it’s not endless hours of talking heads barking at each other, like certain other 24 hour news stations I could mention.

Ultimately, I get my news online, but Newsy isn’t completely horrible.