If it helps, I have not seen Don Lemon or Rachel Maddow once since the invasion started.
On Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 6:10 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > You make my point for me. Experts are now available online without a > network filter. Survivor and victim accounts are also available. If I’m > going to try to stomach Don Lemon or Rachel Maddow, they need to offer > something I can’t get elsewhere. > > Like you, I’ve turned to TV during Breaking News throughout my life, too. > But now I not only don’t miss it, but feel I’m better informed by virtue of > not watching it. > > On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 6:04 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> While there is something to your critique, I think it is overly harsh. I >> have seen several recognized experts on both Russia and Ukraine interviewed >> many times, providing both general context but also targeted context and >> analysis if minute by minute events. They have interviewed Ukrainians >> getting out, and those staying. They have video, and interviews, with >> officials from surrounding nations, NATO, and the EU. Yes, I have seen much >> of this online as well, but television news has, during my lifetime, been >> an import supplement to print journalism, and institutional, legacy media >> are an essential counterweight to much of the freelance reporting one sees >> on Social Media, which has less concern with its reputation and >> credibility. >> >> I’m not saying we would be blind without linear television news, but >> there would be a hole. >> >> On Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 5:54 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 27, 2022 at 1:47 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote >>> . >>> >>>> . >>>> >>>> What would happen if there were no more “linear” television outlets on >>>> stories like these? I read the papers often during the day, and the AP, and >>>> Twitter, but there would be a huge hole without television news >>>> organizations with ongoing assets in the field. Will Amazon or Hulu be >>>> doing that down the road? I guess I will have to get CNN+ >>>> >>> >>> Really? A huge hole? What context are TV news providing? What, other >>> than the instantaneous visuals of explosions, are they contributing to the >>> story? I’m unaware of any experts on Ukraine employed by CNN or MSNBC… they >>> might exist, but I can’t imagine they prepared for this eventuality, even >>> though Putin has been preparing for this for more than a decade so they had >>> plenty of time to develop sources and establish solid connections to the >>> region. >>> >>> I haven’t watched any TV coverage, and I don’t feel I’m missing out. I >>> have friends in the area, so I can see any immediate events on social >>> media. For context there are stories from AP and BBC. Both NPR and >>> MarketPlace have done a decent job explaining the impact of war in the >>> region on US economy and life. I fail to see any advantage in whatever CNN >>> or MSNBC might be bloviating about. >>> >>> I’m taking this war personally. I was in Kazakhstan 20 years ago when >>> Putin murdered a school full of men, women, and children in Beslan. And I >>> watched when he attacked Crimea. And Georgia. He’s patient and methodical, >>> and the so called international community has let him get away with this >>> crap over and over again. The US isn’t a moral leader anymore, and we’re on >>> the cusp of ceasing to be a superpower, but we could still be acting >>> against Putin with more than economic sanctions. As could a dozen other >>> nations. >>> >>> Putin won’t stop until he’s forcibly removed from office or >>> assassinated. That’s the reality. Even if he’s convinced to stop attacking >>> Ukraine, he will shift targets or wait until we are distracted and strike >>> again. The TV news media is too dumbed down and too political to cover this >>> situation with any degree of quality or depth. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYK7D6hT7SF-BOS%3DS233RxsL1BNG4OfO75UA1YqqpXS7dQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYK7D6hT7SF-BOS%3DS233RxsL1BNG4OfO75UA1YqqpXS7dQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. 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