What's hot in the news
Wow, so there have been a lot of very interesting news items recently. It seems like there was a sort of lull, and then all of a sudden we get hit with tons of stories. Sort of a 'shock and awe' strategy from the newsroom? Perhaps this is what they mean by the news cycle.
Anyway, a lot of my friends like to rate movies, which I appreciate since it helps me decide when it's worth shelling out 10 bucks to go see something. Since I've recently been doing a lot of news reading and research, I've decided return the favor and rate a random collection of news stories from recent days below. Plus, I'm bored, and it seems like a good way to pass some time.
This follows the typical 5 star rating system, slightly modified:
* = Stay away. It actually makes you dumber to know this.
** = Not really newsworthy. It's either common sense, or filler because they could not find ads.
*** = Newsworthy, but not very interesting. Good for a skim if you're bored at work, or interested in this particular niche topic.
****= Good story. Interesting and informative. Worth your attention, but not worth extra research on your own.
***** = The gold standard. Great story, interesting, and definitely should concern you.
(note: i know this might seem kind of an odd grading system. it's also completley subjective - i'm aware of that. but hey, it's my blog. so there.)
***** Supreme Court rules in the Hamdan case (not exactly a landmark decision, but quite important)
*** Britney Spears poses nude while pregnant (extra star for comedic value)
*** The US tracking financial transactions internationally (duh)
**** Israel invades Gaza looking for kidnapped soldier (could turn very serious. keep watching)
** Bin Laden releases another tape (minus one star for crying wolf)
** Bush takes Koizumi to Graceland (add one star for randomness factor)
* Jones Reynolds leaves 'The View' (the details of network TV infighting are kinda disgusting)
*** African Union rejects democracy charter (this is really just sad)
....and there you have it folks. My take on the news. In another installment perhaps I'll make it more like movie reviews and add a little editorial piece after each headline. Tune in next week to find out.
Wow, so there have been a lot of very interesting news items recently. It seems like there was a sort of lull, and then all of a sudden we get hit with tons of stories. Sort of a 'shock and awe' strategy from the newsroom? Perhaps this is what they mean by the news cycle.
Anyway, a lot of my friends like to rate movies, which I appreciate since it helps me decide when it's worth shelling out 10 bucks to go see something. Since I've recently been doing a lot of news reading and research, I've decided return the favor and rate a random collection of news stories from recent days below. Plus, I'm bored, and it seems like a good way to pass some time.
This follows the typical 5 star rating system, slightly modified:
* = Stay away. It actually makes you dumber to know this.
** = Not really newsworthy. It's either common sense, or filler because they could not find ads.
*** = Newsworthy, but not very interesting. Good for a skim if you're bored at work, or interested in this particular niche topic.
****= Good story. Interesting and informative. Worth your attention, but not worth extra research on your own.
***** = The gold standard. Great story, interesting, and definitely should concern you.
(note: i know this might seem kind of an odd grading system. it's also completley subjective - i'm aware of that. but hey, it's my blog. so there.)
***** Supreme Court rules in the Hamdan case (not exactly a landmark decision, but quite important)
*** Britney Spears poses nude while pregnant (extra star for comedic value)
*** The US tracking financial transactions internationally (duh)
**** Israel invades Gaza looking for kidnapped soldier (could turn very serious. keep watching)
** Bin Laden releases another tape (minus one star for crying wolf)
** Bush takes Koizumi to Graceland (add one star for randomness factor)
* Jones Reynolds leaves 'The View' (the details of network TV infighting are kinda disgusting)
*** African Union rejects democracy charter (this is really just sad)
....and there you have it folks. My take on the news. In another installment perhaps I'll make it more like movie reviews and add a little editorial piece after each headline. Tune in next week to find out.
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