tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320880986712768583.post6469111661651739087..comments2019-05-03T04:52:48.757-07:00Comments on HAL 9000: Top NewsEnglishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12938317526695003813noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320880986712768583.post-21344762689365454992011-03-19T09:52:59.483-07:002011-03-19T09:52:59.483-07:00I have begun to notice this as well. I often read ...I have begun to notice this as well. I often read stories that don't relate to the world around me or my life for matters and get caught up in other things. I recognized this yesterday as well when I was working out in the Rec Center. Out of the 5 TVs that were on display in front of the elliptical machines, one was displaying the NCAA tournament. There was a banner running on the bottom that said TNT would continue the broadcast because of a Special Report CBS had to run. The special report was President Obama giving a speech on the current crisis in Libya. I immediately put my headphones into the plug and listened to his speech on what we were going to get involved in. Only one other girl even noticed that Obama was on the screen and she was lifting weights so she had no idea what he was saying. No one else even looked up from their TV programs such as Dr. Oz or whatever was on the MTV network. We have become so wrapped up with today's society and the story's of other peoples' sad lives.rachel.l.martenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01022694956428743894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320880986712768583.post-38507434568997621652011-03-18T09:43:44.563-07:002011-03-18T09:43:44.563-07:00Something I wonder about is whether or not our eco...Something I wonder about is whether or not our economic situation is considered when picking out news pieces. Since we are in a recession we are already depressed as a society, so some mundane article about a guy who had way more than us and is losing it all...well, that makes us feel better. Most of us just have the capacity to take care of our own bs let alone worry about foreign tragedies. <br /><br />However, I am a little saddened by the content that is most readily available. I'd like to have better information more readily available.nrapleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12883676147747284465noreply@blogger.com