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Posted: 3/15/2005 8:20:17 AM EDT
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The Fox News "ALERT" has been so overused/abused that it has become meaningless. When they first started out, if you heard that music youknew to look up and pay attention - something of note had happened. These days they use it for any lame story update.
 Now you hear the music, look up, and hear Rita Cosby bleat out: "We have a FOX NEWS ALERT! This just in... Michael Jackson showed up at court today in PJs and bunny slippers! We go live to Geraldo Rivera with more details..." 
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Posted: 3/15/2005 8:28:49 AM EDT
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True.
But nothing happens at nite? or do the bad guys and accidents only work bankers hours? There have been atleast 10-15 different news ALERTS in the last hour it has been on in the background. I watch it sometimes at nite and rarely ever see them . |
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Posted: 3/15/2005 8:36:39 AM EDT
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Those ridiculous "alerts" were a contributing factor in me not watching anymore.
The sensationalization of useful information is just a bit more than I can to stomach. If anything important happens, I usually hear about it on ARFCOM first anyway. GD is better than any news channel I know of 
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Posted: 3/15/2005 8:53:52 AM EDT
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Still better than CNN
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Posted: 3/15/2005 9:02:28 AM EDT
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Amen.  When I watch news on TV it is Fox - but the hype does get annoying... |
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Posted: 3/15/2005 9:11:07 AM EDT
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Not only do they use it for the lamest non-emergency crap, but their producers just drop in on the hosts, crashing whatever the fuck they were doing and usually leaving them fumbling to adjust / apologize.
Piss on FoxNews "Alerts" - They shouldn 't be happening unless a stack of people are about to die. |
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