media sensationalism - a poll for my speech

[Lilly]

Well, I have to do a speech of personal attitude for my speech course and decided that after yesterday when I saw the "orange" alert and thought it was red and almost had a freakout I would do media sensationalism.


I'm going to post a series of polls, if you could spare a few moments to take them, that would REALLY help me out.

If you want to reply with a more in depth answer, that's more than welcome.


Thanks everyone.

 

[Gickies Gageeze]

good idea, but your missing a very important option. there is no "all of the above."

i pretty much change channels the entire time, and read different articles from different sources.

i imagine im not the only one.

 

[Lilly]

*edits poll


good call.

 

[nbcrusader]

It is hard to vote for just one. I listen to the radio during the day (news and NPR) and scan multiple news web sites. In the evening, it is mostly CNN, MSNBC, ABC and whatever other all-news channels provided.

I also engage in conversations to get others' reaction or perspective to the news.

 

[Lilly]

pick your primary source.

 

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

I rely mainly on other sources, Canadian stations mainly. But I chose MSNBC as it's the only US channel I've been watching.

 

[womanfish]

I watch CNN, FoxNews, BBC, PBS, MSNBC, try and catch a little of the big three nightly news, and then also learn and get interesting takes on things from people here in the forum. I try and spread it around quite a bit so that I can see if different sources are agreeing or if they have contridictory stories.

Right now I've noticed that the BBC is a little behind the others, and they will spend more time talking about some of the resistence that the troops are dealing with in the field.

I just try and stay informed and try and keep an open mind. In a time like this a closed mind or an uninformed / misinformed mind is a dangerous thing. Although I'm sure everyone is getting misinformation from biased news sources no matter what opinion they hold.

 

[meegannie]

At work, we're supposed to watch a news channel when the House isn't in session (I saw "supposed to" because sometimes I watch Hollywood Squares or something and others have been known to watch sports). I usually have mine on CNN since we just have the local news, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News. The rest of my office watching Fox News, so I usually hear their tvs too because they don't use headphones. I read the Washington Post, Washington Times, LA Times, and Wall Street Journal and lots of other news sites online. We also get updates from the WH and DoD at work.

 

[Screaming Flower]

i picked nbc/msnbc, but i also check out other channels. i also read the chicago tribune. and i check out lots of news sites on the internet including international news sites.

 

[deep]

I believe anything
Jennie Ohm says.





I think she is on msnbc, i would watch her on any channel.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

I watch Tom.

 

[Screaming Flower]

i like jeanie ohm too.

and we all know how i feel about tom....

 

[deep]

ok flower

here's the deal

you can have tom

i get jenny

 

[Screaming Flower]

sounds like a deal.

 

[martha]

I watch CNN mostly, but then I get sick of the reality series War: Watching Journalists Play Soldier, and then I turn to That 70s Show.

I picked all of the above, though for your poll.

 

[Angel]

I picked all of the above.

I surf from news site to news site (CNN, Time, MSNBC, CBC, Moscowtimes, BBC)

As for televsion, I go local and right now there is so much covergae pre-empting regular scheduled programming. So I flick from local, to Global National, to CBC NEwsworld and NBC.

I stay away from Fox and don't generally read the newspaper.