tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post8573277783658257885..comments2009-11-16T12:12:17.580-08:00Timenoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-42938944334825638972009-11-15T19:40:43.376-08:002009-11-15T19:40:43.376-08:00It is all subjective ... life. We&#39;re just more aware of that &#39;fact&#39; than ever before!JP/debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16588554280207421724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-31293983578760582852009-11-11T21:45:50.899-08:002009-11-11T21:45:50.899-08:00R.<br />The point is not just that mainstream news is not factual. Nothing is. It doesn&#39;t matter whether you are getting it from the horse&#39;s mouth or the horse&#39;s ass, it is still likely to be a load of crap.Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07838683246636045823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861874.post-29577931956214676412009-11-10T11:15:08.462-08:002009-11-10T11:15:08.462-08:00You could follow the fossilized main stream media outlets and continue to be disgusted by the undigested bits of food, cat hair, and [citation needed] they hork up in spasmodic reverse gear episodes or you could change your expectations.<br /><br />The information is out there. You just have to do the digital equivalent of visiting a library, using the card catalog or magazine index and scan through stacks of material to extract the sources you&#39;re interested in.<br /><br />This is not as convenient as having a predigested news report regurgitated into your wide open eyeballs but it does allow for a certain degree of control on your part.<br /><br />You can filter by keyword on twitter. Local news reporters use twitter to share details that were removed from their articles by editors. People report police and fire calls. <br /><br />There are websites where people report weekly specials at their local grocery stores.<br /><br />K. uses Google Alerts to filter out a lot of the noise from subscribed media. <br /><br />I generally only care about specific things so I follow the blogs, websites and mailing lists of the researchers or organizations that are actually involved. That way I get the information directly from the horse&#39;s mouth. I do not watch television news.<br /><br />More than once I&#39;ve actually picked up the phone and called a complete stranger to ask questions; it&#39;s not like long distance calls cost much any more.<br /><br />Having shared my opinion Sir I&#39;ll be getting off your lawn now.R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03774469060066226829noreply@blogger.com