It's amazing how much of my news comes from blogging these days. Imake my daily rounds of the news sites on the web, then read my daily blogs, and I've got a clear picture of what is happening in the world that day. I've been off the web for the last 3 days, and I decided to watch the NBC Evening News last night to get caught up.
What a waste of time.
In a 30 minute telecast, I learned that:
- A nuclear war between India and Pakistan would kill millions.
- The US is not completely secure from terrorists, but we are making progress.
- Our borders are still porous, but we've given the Border Patrol horses.
- Our airline security people have not been replaced with federal employees yet, but the cockpits are locked and passengers are ready to fight back.
- People are getting tired of vague warnings and alerts, but still want to know every scrap of information the government has, as soon as it has it.
- Our borders are still porous, but we've given the Border Patrol horses.
- Russia is now a member of NATO.
Only the last item is really news. The rest is fluff. Network news is not dying; it is already dead. Time to get rid of the rotting corpse.
