Dropping CNN

I read a fair amount of news on the web. I'm into the political coverage as well as most other things that are happening out there. In the past I have used CNN.com for a lot of that reading because they were quick to get things online, usually accurate, and easy to use. No more. This is a quick post about why I have dropped CNN from daily use and deleted their bookmark in my browser.

CNN has become the tawdry, gossip-mongering, garbage tabloid of the web. When important events are occuring around the world, CNN leads with stories of, at best, local interest, especially sensational stories about abducted children or white women. These are the stuff that, I suppose, have made horrible shows like Nancy Grace popular, but they are not news and not worthy of being read.

Were it a once in a while case of going for the easy, cheesy, classless story, I might let it slide and that's what I tried to do for weeks, months even. But it's too much. The site is a slime hole.

In comparison, the New York Times and National Public Radio sites have remained newsworthy and worth my attention. I use them as my primary sites for news now and won't bother with CNN. I recommend that everyone else do the same. There are important events happening around our world and we should be informed and involved with them. None of them will be on Nancy Grace's show tonight and few if any will be the lead on CNN's web site.

Goodbye CNN. Good riddance.