Same here.
I can't remember the last time I looked at any network news to follow a breaking story. Fox used to be different from the knee-jerk liberal alphabet-soup network news, but they have slipped into the airhead-mode of endless, breathless headlines and crawlers about stuff the average person could not care less about.
"Fox used to be different from the knee-jerk liberal alphabet-soup network news, but they have slipped into the airhead-mode of endless, breathless headlines and crawlers about stuff the average person could not care less about."
I agree.
We have paid extra for a package (unsure if we still do) to get Fox News.
For the last 6 months or longer it's turned into entertainment/court tv.
Endless Scott Peterson/Michael Jackson/Martha Stewart stories.
Why?
IF THEY REALLY ARE STILL A NEWS CHANNEL and they really don't
have enough people to scout out the news; they they should hire
someone who can read FreeRepublic.com, watch CSPAN and scan
the internet for foreign and domestic news.
I really shouldn't go into this one, but it irritates me to no end.
USE THE ALERT TONE FOR EMERGENCIES. Michael Jackson entering
court or Martha Stewart leaving prison ARE NOT alert tone emergencies.
When 6,000 people have to evacuate due to a potential chemical hazard;
PLEASE DO use that alert tone.
When someone from the FBI's most wanted list or seeking information list is spotted PLEASE DO use that alert tone.
Frankly, I'm for honesty. If Fox News wants to rename themselves THE ENTERTAINMENT COURT TV; please just do it.
End of late night/early morning rant.
Thanks backhoe.