Is there no good news in the world? There's precious little in this thread.

Snowflake · 04-07-2006, 01:53 PM

I'm not a news junkie by any stretch, but I knew there just has to be something good going on in the world. You'd never know it by listening to the radio or checking headlines online. Somehow I feel that the travels of Brangelina can't be all that is going on and not that this falls under news anyway.

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scaeagles · 04-07-2006, 01:54 PM

Good news doesn't sell the papers or get the ratings. Bad news does.

Ponine · 04-07-2006, 02:45 PM

Look for some Happy News for a change

Gemini Cricket · 04-07-2006, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

Good news doesn't sell the papers or get the ratings. Bad news does.

Totally.
And it seems like there are more news outlets now. So there's a huge competition to get stuff out there and when there's nothing to report we get the stories making news that probably wouldn't even qualify as being newsworthy 10 years ago. We have 24 hour news stations that need to fill all 24 hours with something, so lots of times we get repitition and garbage filler stories. Like who was eliminated from 'American Idol' last night etc.

Good news...

Hmm. Casablanca named best movie script?

Alex · 04-07-2006, 03:54 PM

CNN just spent a lengthy amount of time talking about how good the U.S. economy is doing. This was sparked by today's unemployment figures which (despite local pockets of badness) are amazingly good. (Fox News was also talking about the same topic earlier but that isn't worth mentioning since it would just be a sign of the channel whitewashing the problems of the administration.)

innerSpaceman · 04-07-2006, 03:58 PM

Sorry to bring in more bad news, but I have to wonder if the stories touting low unemployment have mentioned the nature of the employment that is being had? Former bankers slinging burgers and that kind of thing.

It's good that so many laid off people have found jobs. Heck, most of them have found two of 'em!

Alex · 04-07-2006, 04:05 PM

I don't know. But average hourly wage is up ($16.49) from the last time national unemployment was lower (4.7% now, 4.6% in 2001) so it can't be too much a case of $100,000 computer engineers becomeing $21,000 Starbucks baristas.

My experience here locally is that the job market is very strong in the professional fields I'm looking at with lots of the local tech companies trying to expand workforces.

And again, considering that even when unemployment was at its worst in the last five years (about 6.3%) that is still much lower than during most of the '80s and early '90s. Still constitutes good news, I'd think. But if you want to find the bad news I'd watch Paul Krugman at the New York Times. He can always be counted on to find the bad side of good news.

scaeagles · 04-07-2006, 05:35 PM

I believe data shows incomes rising on average, does it not?

I would guess CNN decided to try reporting good news for once, because reporting bad news hasn't done anything for their ratings.

Kevy Baby · 04-07-2006, 06:34 PM

Here is some more good news

scaeagles · 04-07-2006, 06:41 PM

Amazing story, Kevy.

04-07-2006, 01:53 PM	#1
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Good news doesn't sell the papers or get the ratings. Bad news does.
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Ponine Virgin Ears Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,075	Look for some Happy News for a change __________________ There's something strange, There's something wrong. I see a change - It's like when love dies.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	CNN just spent a lengthy amount of time talking about how good the U.S. economy is doing. This was sparked by today's unemployment figures which (despite local pockets of badness) are amazingly good. (Fox News was also talking about the same topic earlier but that isn't worth mentioning since it would just be a sign of the channel whitewashing the problems of the administration.)
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Sorry to bring in more bad news, but I have to wonder if the stories touting low unemployment have mentioned the nature of the employment that is being had? Former bankers slinging burgers and that kind of thing. It's good that so many laid off people have found jobs. Heck, most of them have found two of 'em!
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04-07-2006, 04:05 PM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I don't know. But average hourly wage is up ($16.49) from the last time national unemployment was lower (4.7% now, 4.6% in 2001) so it can't be too much a case of $100,000 computer engineers becomeing $21,000 Starbucks baristas. My experience here locally is that the job market is very strong in the professional fields I'm looking at with lots of the local tech companies trying to expand workforces. And again, considering that even when unemployment was at its worst in the last five years (about 6.3%) that is still much lower than during most of the '80s and early '90s. Still constitutes good news, I'd think. But if you want to find the bad news I'd watch Paul Krugman at the New York Times. He can always be counted on to find the bad side of good news.
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	I believe data shows incomes rising on average, does it not? I would guess CNN decided to try reporting good news for once, because reporting bad news hasn't done anything for their ratings.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Here is some more good news __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Amazing story, Kevy.
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