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News is Boring

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 ....This just in....

 News is boring.

 I know. It's not a surprise.

But it seems like we're surrounded daily by a barrage of stuff. Just... Stuff. Most of it is soooo boring that it's intolerable. Let me give you a quick rundown of how I consume my news. I admit that it's fairly subjective, but hey - this is my blog, and you're reading my thoughts. So there.

I check out the following websites nearly every day:

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ksl.com - I read MAYBE one article if the headline and story grab my attention, usually something to do with local politics and legislation. Also I watch the weather report but skip the stuff about what kids need to wear to school and whether or not I should wash my car. I just want today's forecast and a quick look ahead.

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cnn.com - Again, maybe one or two stories. Max. I'm not sure why I even look anymore - there's nothing really of substance, and it annoys me that I waste my time there.

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npr.org - This site generally has much better content, but it's hit and miss. The stories are not just the normal stream of who's left the Trump White House or whom Trump has annoyed today. There are a wide variety of things to look at, and I almost always find at least two stories that are interesting. The same thing with....

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bbc.com - I like this one because of the international take on national and international stories. They also have content that is of real interest, and I find I spend most of my morning reading time there. Their stories are invariably interesting and well-written, and I would call them "features" rather than news. I mean, they do generally have news stories that they're reporting on, but the content, similar to NPR, tends to be more rich and interesting than the normal news drivel. Finally, there's....

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yahoo.com - For which I have no real excuse, because most of the stories there are just click-bait (guilty pleasure). They do have some good links to things on other places I occasionally visit, like Huffington Post, Brookings Institution, etc.

The point is, all of this takes maybe 30 min to catch myself up on the events of the world, and most of the content that's on there is just worthless and boring. I realize that they're trying - major news networks - to liven things up with dramatic teasers and music and headlines... But much like the Nunes memo, it's all just so much schlock... I'd rather take a trip to Idaho.

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