Yeah there's been many a time over the yrs l've had to stop watching news but the problem is there is some stuff l like to know.
Australian news though has become unbearable the way they insist on bombarding us with every death and gruesome thing that's happened for the day it's sickening. And they do it with a total disrespect for families and loved ones concerned with plastering huge full screen pictures and headlines , names and every detail all the way through and over and over.
l actually suspect that between the morbidity and total insensitivity of our commercial news's in this country coupled with their channels ridiculous scare mongering horror ad tactics on just about anything that can hurt you, it's all actually influencing the total lack of sensitivity or depth in Australia these days.
l actually believe that by being so in your face the way they are, it could even be influencing the insane violence that seems to be running ramped now just by getting into peoples subconscious none stop every time they turn on the tv.
On the other hand, l watch SBS new's from all over the world sometimes even NZ. Now l don't know if they're just special filtered editions they put out here or just skimmed , but most of them hardly even talk about murders or accidents they mostly seem to go into more worldly type stuff or other things concerning their particular country.
lf anyone here has been around over seas long enough to actually watch different news's , l'd actually like to hear about the content .
l also believe all the scare mongering and threatening tactics they use in their ads here basically trying to beat our people into submission , totally kills good will , kindness, honesty , mutual support of and to ea other and as l said, what little depth and soul , sensitivity, is left.
Those are the sorts of vibe they should be putting out and creating through our people but imo instead, they're destroying it.
Even our pollies, they don't talk about looking after ea other or being friends with other countries just bc and with good will, or bc they're our neighbours, they talk about in a way of what's in it for us or the economy it's disgusting.
At any rate, excuse the rant it's been a long time coming.
As far as hearing about what l do want to within any news, l either watch sbs, or flick between two news's on the commercial channels. When one starts getting into the latest horror, l quickly flick to the other, and go back and forth like that.
However, it's all just getting too much of late and l think the only way for me soon will be just living in ignorance and not watching any of it any more. lt's just getting too much.
