News Unworthy

   Can you imagine any of today’s news or tweets moving along at the pace prior to having cable news or Twitter? Yeah, back in the old days, where people would have their dinner at 5:30 pm and then watch the evening news (for ½ hour) on one of three networks. Then perhaps read the evening paper. If something stood out (say, any tweet from the president these days) on the evening news, the outrage would have to take place in slow-motion!

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   Sure one could rush to get the morning newspaper (home-delivered was better than having to walk down to a neighborhood store or news-rack (heavens, it could be sold out already!)

   But even then the responses in the morning paper to that which came out on the tv news last evening wouldn’t likely cover much.

   So all day one goes to work or cleans the house, waiting for time to rush by to get the evening paper (some were printed around 3:00 pm) to check on “the latest” (what we now have as constant “breaking news”).

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   OK. Maybe now we would get someone’s response (two or three maybe) to yesterday’s evening news. (By tweet today there could be millions of responses from not only American citizens but worldwide!)

   Hmmm...now what? Same thing, watch the evening newscast (remember it’s only ½ hour long); get morning newspaper, get afternoon newspaper, watch evening newscast…

   If only it were still that way. Then we wouldn’t have so many ridiculous presidential tweets and replying comments (yes, I’ve made a few myself) that just isn’t helpful or healthy in our everyday lives. As for cable news’ daily drama and critique, it wouldn’t hurt to see that go either. 

   Oh, well, That’s life. That’s the news for today. Theresa M.

PS - Here’s a shout-out to magazines that would publish a fuller story after about a month following such an event. Yeah, with pictures too!

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