Evening News

The news is not really news. Typically, the news is simply filled with advertisements and fluff that makes us all feel better, a sort of habit that many peopel just get into. What I've tpyically noticed about news programs is that they are obsessed with getting ratings rather that reporting meaningful news. There is always a type of slogan attached to every news clip (which are typically short and superficial). The slogan is usually some sort of threat or cliffhanger that instinctively makes one curious to know what that could be. "Something in your home is potentially deadly. That story coming up in just a moment." These types of statements drive me insane. I do not care what is coming up. Just read the news. I'll listen to the story about the deadly household product when it comes, no need to throw in enticement.
Weather and sports appears to be the most important elements of the news program. I guess that makes sense since the news is rather meaningless anyway. For the most part it's just something people watch either while their eating dinner or before they go to bed. It's a sort of habit really, something that makes people feel better about themselves, as if they are keeping abreast of the world and are in the loop. And even though the actual news clips are relatively meaningless, they usually help support the mainstream idea of reality. Nothing too outrageous. Just enought to feel like we are up-to-date with the usual stuff and that everything is ok in our part of the world. I mean, at least we're not like the Middle East or north Minneapolis.