yeh, exactly!
I find some of the programming on radio interesting and entertaining to
listen to, but certainly not a main source of informative infromation.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: Clear channel
> I know I get most of my info from the internet these days. Mostly from the
> same sources you mention in here, or local news channels that have web
> sites, no need to wait for news just look it up on the site but I don't go
> looking for news either. I usually hear about it from some one else and
then
> look for myself.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 5:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Clear channel
>
>
> > wasted time?
> > I can literally know, in detail all of the days top headlines as well as
> > about 3 or 4 different world views from 4 different continents in less
> > then
> > 5 minutes.
> > If a person spends any time at all on the net,you learn how to get past,
> > or
> > simply ignore, or not even see all the time wasting stuff.
> > And I wouldn't call roiters, the BBC, newyork times, washington post,
CBC,
> > newspapers from india, asia, south america and africa, as well as a
> > thousand
> > other wire services exactly bs or unreliable.
> >
> > You must bbe in a market where there are multiple AM and FM news
stations
> > which do perhaps offer different points of view, but for those of us who
> > live in areas where the stations are limited to 1 or 2, then that option
> > is
> > not availible, and its got nothing to do with laziness.
> > The radio really isn't the most efficient and educational medium anymore
> > as
> > it once was.
> > Perhaps at one time, the radio was the only, or at least the best way to
> > find out about issues and news and everything else, but it certainly
> > doesn't
> > hold a candle to the internet.
> > The idea that radio is still the best is old school and probably bassed
on
> > a
> > generational point of view, wherein most people of the older generations
> > grew up listening to the radio and have come to trust it as the only
> > reliable and credible source for their news and the best pipe line for
new
> > ideas and thought provoking discussions.
> > Its not!
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> >
>
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