Jimbo wrote on Apr 16^th, 2020 at 11:52am:

Re: media, unfortunately, we should probably listen to both Fox and CNN, then plant our flag somewhere in the middle, per our own best judgment.

Actually, I've taken "the road less traveled."  I don't watch either.

I did give FOX a listen a couple of times in the beginning, but soon classified it as a complete joke with respect to news coverage.  It was about that time I began my checklist of what not to watch.

Rule #1:  Don't watch a news outlet that is controlled by a billionaire unless you want to be swayed by the billionaire's propaganda.  (Removed FOX, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal from my list.)

Rule #2:  If your critical dialogue to the TV runs longer than the "news" broadcast, turn it off.  (Scratch CNN, MSNBC).

Rule #3:  Know what the political bent of a news source is before you invest time with it.  (If you are so naive as to believe the New York Times and NPR are not going to have a liberal tilt, you are simply not paying attention.)

Rule #4:  If TV coverage of "news" has more than 2 talking heads (broadcaster and 2 "others"), turn it off.

Rule #5:  If you spend more time fact checking a source that it took to extract information from it, flush it down the toilet.

I will stop here.  I'm sure you don't want to see the next 20 or so.  (BTW:  News sources in parentheses is intended to represent an example and not an exhaustive list.)

I also hope you are not cursed with an analytic mind.  Would you like to hear how I parse TV commercials?  No, I didn't think so!  My wife knows full well that watching TV with me is not a "spectator sport."

dd