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Old 01-15-2009, 10:18 AM
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NE1 else think the news is just depressing?

Seems like news agents are hell bent on depressing and scaring the crap out of the general populous. Here are just a few headlines on news sites today:

* Gunfire Hits Chicago School Bus, 2 Injuries Reported
* Police: New Jersey Man Posed As Female Veterinarian
* Amtrak Train Leaving Chicago Partially Derails
* Therapist Permitted for Boy Charged With Murder
* TOP U.S. NEWS PHOTOS
* 100 Children From Alamo Compound in Hiding
* Judge Allows Bernard Madoff to Remain Free on Bail
* Judge's Husband Sentenced for Hitting Her With Frying Pan
* Soldier Suicides Prompts Probe Into Unlicensed Shrinks
* Young 'Adolf Hitler' and 2 Sisters Removed From Home
* Chicago Man Charged in Alleged 'Lovesick' Attack
* Daughter of Man Found in Rug Charged With Murder
* Robber Mistakes Building for Bank, Demands Cash
* 2 Dead, 4 Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Virginia
* Man Shoots Toilet After Gun in Pants Goes Off
* California Freeway Blocked After Truck Spills Asphalt
* Cops Recognize Suspected Thief -- at Police Station
• U.N. chief condemns Israeli shelling of U.N. compound in Gaza
• Nations pledge to better coordinate efforts against Somali piracy
• Okla. lawmakers seek to make English the official state language
• Dozens evacuated after bomb scare at ex-transit cop's home
• Murder charges dropped against pair in girl's hypothermia death
• Eli Lilly to pay $1.42 billion to settle Zyprexa investigations
# CNNMoney: Foreclosures up 81 percent in '08
# CNNMoney: Steve Jobs takes medical leave
# Affidavit: Pilot seemed set to stay on run
# Swimming pool deathtrap law ignored by some
Israel Strike Hits U.N. Complex in Gaza
By TAGHREED EL-KHODARY and ISABEL KERSHNER 59 minutes ago

Workers, above, at a U.N. building in Gaza on Thursday. Israel’s defense minister said the shelling was a mistake.

* News Analysis: War on Hamas Saps Palestinian Leaders
* Paper Cuts: Reading List for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Swindlers Find Growing Market in Foreclosures
By JOHN LELAND

A new breed of swindlers calling themselves “foreclosure rescue companies” is preying on desperate homeowners.
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What if Steve Jobs Doesn’t Come Back?
By SAUL HANSELL 21 minutes ago

The chief executive, who is taking a medical leave, is central to the corporate operating system of Apple.

* Jobs Takes Medical Leave | Times Topics: Steven P. Jobs

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Old 01-15-2009, 10:24 AM
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Isn't this the kind of stuff we get every day, every week, every year?
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Old 01-15-2009, 10:26 AM
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sadly..yes.
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Old 01-15-2009, 10:46 AM
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Of course its depressing. It's sad that our news media is like this. But its all about the viewer count and cable ratings.........
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Old 01-15-2009, 12:17 PM
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Sad part? Wagner's list is a short daily list.
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Old 01-15-2009, 12:35 PM
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Media provides what general populous likes. Nobody reads boring news.
Same was case with presidential elections. Biden and McCain were boring, Palin and Obama were not.
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Old 01-15-2009, 12:56 PM
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global climate is depressing during recessions, so is the tastes in music, fashion, etc...
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Old 01-15-2009, 01:04 PM
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And that is why I get all of my news from "The Onion". It's all true, mostly, not really.
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The news likes to report on the 3 "v's": the victim, the villian, and the victor.

Victim= general public
Villian= some rich dude, corporation, etc.
Victor= news media for finding the story and making the victims aware
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Old 01-15-2009, 07:24 PM
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Did you see the good news, a plane went down in the Hudson and it seems that all are safe!

http://www.xoutpost.com/lounge/56642-...son-river.html
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