Myra_Sanchick's Blog

So about 115 people die a day multiply that by 365 how is that news? How is it special. Going to affect us for years to come. Thats what I look for in news. The longeivity of news is important because what is news if not rpoblems and solutions changing our society. I say society meaning it must affect many people. We live in Milwaukee. It has to affect more then one high school and a handful of people to be news. Especially when its an every day occurence. News is recent events and this might be news compared to me throwing a party but it is not news compared to things like Scooter Libby going to Jail or huricane Katrina.

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I might just know who you spoke to... oh wait you said 26... maybe not.

As a parent, I like to know what's going on with other kids. An informed parent is a good parent. Although it is so sad what happened, I would apply that lesson to my son and say - hey, these kids had 1/2 hour for lunch and they were probably rushing. Those few extra minutes are not worth getting in an accident and risking their lives.

Local News could do a better job at reporting. That car crash wasn't news. But Bush starting a cold war over a defense shield in Europe is news. Get it?

While news should not be a place to start a what could happen conversation with your kids. One of the most important part of news is that it is important.

I totally agree Julie. When I found out about that crash involving teens, it was the second one I heard about in recent weeks. I have my last child starting driver's education soon.

With the prevalence in the news, it certainly should send a huge message to parents that teens are not only misjudging the speed of these trucks as they pull out in front of them, but failing to recognize that these vehicles can't stop like a car can. Are they not being taught this in driver's education anymore? (By the way, I didn't know that kennyk aka tonguebath worked for ATT.)

I understand where you are coming from. It is useful for being a lesson but I think a local mews cahnnel for at least half the news should cover national news because the fact stil remains many don't have cable. There are so many important things going on outside of our town that affect us. As AJSB said the missle defense plan could lead to another cold war. When you compare it to a car crash they don't equal out.

Centauri, could you define GHS for me? I obviously missed a piece of news that may have been important to me if it means what I think GHS does. (For the record, I am being serious.)

I think this is VERY MUCH a news story. For some reason tho, this makes me think of Arnold's wife Maria, who I've heard apparently recently called off a return to TV News because of all the hoopla the National News paid to, dare I mention the name, Anna Nicole Smith.....I guess she felt News had lost it's way.....

In many ways I guess that's the way I sometimes feel.....there's only so long you can carry a story and then it gets repetitive...cut away and go back to regular programming and if there's anything new...break back in.....wall to wall coverage of an event can get tiring....I found myself changing the channel away from the local channels during the plane accident because of the wall to wall coverage BECAUSE nothing new was being reported.....

News has become more like entertainment now based on what people want to here and what is real stuff going on. That is the reason for Anna Nicole Smith. In a poll I believe it was Gallop it was found that people who watched the "daily show knew more3 about news then people who watched the 24 hour news channels.

I agree with Stewart and Colbert. Both use satire to point out real problems with the news like FOX and Mark Folley. At least someone sees that news is going downhill.