Happy News

[Bibio]

rant mode on:

why is there no news program that is about nice things?

it seems that this lovely country of ours is obsessed with doom and gloom which just goes to show how fekin miserable the population is.

i would rather watch news about people being saved that people being killed, i would rather watch news about good deeds of the day rather then people being mugged etc.etc. dont even get me started about the 'bad people' in other country's that are blowing other people up getting so much coverage like its something to be proud about.

rant mode off...

[littleoldman2]

That is not a proper RANT!!:confused::confused: wheres the swear words. Come on do it right:)

[Trev B]

I think it's all to do with conditioning the human condition,Total apathy drags us to a point where they could drop a nuclear bomb and we wouldn't notice,(sounds wrong but you know what I mean)!!!

[maviczap]

Bad news sells.

Its our news producers culture that needs to change, we have tooo much of it, too many channels to fill slots.

Go to the continental style, just 5mins of factual news reports, no sexing it up, no swingometers, less outside broadcasts in the dark outside No 10, no dumbing down as if we're 10 years old

[embee]

Spot on there. I despair of the BBC News department, it's all about the presenters and their inflated egos. Drives me mad when there's an item with a statesperson or a celebrity doing something, and the ****ing reporter insists on being bang in the middle of the shot obscuring the real story. **** off out of shot and let us see the important people.


Also agree totally about the continental style, I often watch Euronews just to get some sane reporting, even if it does tend rather towards the bad stuff at least there is usually a modest amount of good mixed in.

[ophic]

It's news not entertainment. It's purpose is to inform about things that might affect you. Seeing nice things might cheer you up, but isn't useful information. All the bad stuff that goes on might be relevant to you and affect your life directly. So leave the potentially useful stuff where it is and go watch teletubbies if you can't cope. :smt062

[Bibio]

no! news is to report recent happenings it has nothing to do with what might affect you. its sole purpose it to report what has been going on in local, national and world events.

i would rather read/watch about nice stuff going on in the world that will cheer me up rather than read/watch stuff that makes me angry.

[pookie]

I watch Russell Howard's good news for a laugh http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00phwkz failing that I hear plenty of people use facebook to share what a wonderful life / community they have. Although I dont use it so I can neither confirm this or deny it.

[Bibio]

watch Russell Howard as well, love that show and one of the very few things i actually watch on TV.

[Brettus]

I opted out of news ages ago (around 2 years at least) and found I'm much happier for it. I no longer hear about babies being abused until death, people being missing and bodies later found, people being run over etc. (I question why I'd need to know of that in the first place) Not to mention the atrocities in other countries that I can do even less about.

I dipped my toe back in when someone mentioned the german plane and soon wished I hadn't, turned out not a mechanical failing (which might've been pertinent to me) but a human failing that made me incredibly sad once more.

That said, it's definitely a choice you can make, not watch, vote with your feet (or eyes) and if you don't tune in and are the majority they'll change. If you are in the minority then you've got your choice.

[jambo]

These things exist on a scale, with your Fox news / Daily mail "we're all going to die because of liberals" on one side, and sites like http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org at the other.

Pick a source you like the feel of :)

Jambo

[Bibio]

I opted out of news ages ago (around 2 years at least).

i have not bought a news paper in about 20 years. only time i watch the news is when its between programs and i happen to be in the room and even then i usually get up and walk out.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org

Jambo

thanks Jambo, thats right up my street :-)

[Berlin]

Yahoo Canada has a good news page (https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/) :-)

[ClunkintheUK]

I opted out of news ages ago (around 2 years at least) and found I'm much happier for it. I no longer hear about babies being abused until death, people being missing and bodies later found, people being run over etc. (I question why I'd need to know of that in the first place) Not to mention the atrocities in other countries that I can do even less about.

I dipped my toe back in when someone mentioned the german plane and soon wished I hadn't, turned out not a mechanical failing (which might've been pertinent to me) but a human failing that made me incredibly sad once more.

That said, it's definitely a choice you can make, not watch, vote with your feet (or eyes) and if you don't tune in and are the majority they'll change. If you are in the minority then you've got your choice.

I know what you mean Brettus. I opted out of news about 2 years ago too, unfortunately with the general election coming up, I have found that I want to know what they are saying. Not that I believe them, but I think there are major changes needed and the only way to be involved is to first know what is publicly going on. The way they use stats alone, however, is enough to drive me to distraction.

[maviczap]

i have not bought a news paper in about 20 years. only time i watch the news is when its between programs and i happen to be in the room and even then i usually get up and walk out.

I get my local newspaper delivered, as it tells me whats going on in my part of the world, but I haven't purchased a national newspaper in years, I can't remember the last time.

Occasionally I'll pick up a free one in a hotel, just for something to do, usually its the Independent.

Occasionally I'll read my colleagues Daily Mail, just to see how bad tabloid news has really got :smt076

I'd rather watch Homes under the Hammer, than the morning BBC news. There's no chance of me watching ITV Good Morning

[DJFridge]

i have not bought a news paper in about 20 years.

Not just me then. I'm fairly sure that the last paper I bought was probably the Daily Sport when I was a student nearly 25 years ago. I didn't trust papers even then and the Sport was at least honest in it's b0ll0cks. Now, I have tv news on over breakfast and then I scan various news sites in the evening to catch up. Other than that, just bulletins on the radio if I happen to be listening.

A bit more positive news for a change would be great, there is plenty about but, as others have said, bad news sells better

[daveangel]

I tend to look at the teletext, pick and choose the relevant stories to know whats happened and ignore the filler. Hate the dumbing down of reporting, especially when the winter weather comes and a reporter clad in Berghaus gets sent halfway up a big hill to tell us it's snowing:smt076.
A bike-riding friend of mine who is a long-time Bradford fan and was close by where the fire broke out that day is very upset by what has been dragged up by the media so near to the 30th anniversary.

[Red ones]

I tend to look at the teletext.



Ay up grandad!

[maviczap]

Hate the dumbing down of reporting, especially when the winter weather comes and a reporter clad in Berghaus gets sent halfway up a big hill to tell us it's snowing:smt076.

Yep, its one of my pet hates :smt023