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    Mik
    wrote on 31 Aug 2020, 20:34 last edited by
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    Launches tomorrow night.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-wgn-america-news-nation-launch-20200828-evo54yyjzvbazc2g7dzlmjonua-story.html%3FoutputType=amp

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      George K
      wrote on 31 Aug 2020, 20:45 last edited by
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      Color me skeptical as to how "opinion-free" it will be.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        Horace
        wrote on 31 Aug 2020, 20:52 last edited by
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        I am sure they will go into it with the best of intentions, then follow the audience wherever the audience wants to go. It is not, after all, their ultimate point to provide opinion free news.

        Education is extremely important.

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        • H Horace
          31 Aug 2020, 20:52

          I am sure they will go into it with the best of intentions, then follow the audience wherever the audience wants to go. It is not, after all, their ultimate point to provide opinion free news.

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          George K
          wrote on 31 Aug 2020, 21:01 last edited by
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          @Horace said in News Nation - opinion free news:

          I am sure they will go into it with the best of intentions, then follow the audience wherever the audience wants to go. It is not, after all, their ultimate point to provide opinion free news.

          Exactly. Always follow the money.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            Mik
            wrote on 31 Aug 2020, 21:37 last edited by
            #5

            I'm willing to give it a shot and will watch if they live up to that promise.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              George K
              wrote on 31 Aug 2020, 21:40 last edited by
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              Somewhat related, I saw this on FB.

              I wonder if Rachel (conspiracy queen) Maddow would pass muster.

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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • G George K
                31 Aug 2020, 20:45

                Color me skeptical as to how "opinion-free" it will be.

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                brenda
                wrote on 31 Aug 2020, 22:19 last edited by
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                @George-K said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                Color me skeptical as to how "opinion-free" it will be.

                Could be free of just some types of opinion.

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                • M Mik
                  31 Aug 2020, 21:37

                  I'm willing to give it a shot and will watch if they live up to that promise.

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                  Catseye3
                  wrote on 31 Aug 2020, 22:21 last edited by
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                  @Mik said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                  I'm willing to give it a shot and will watch if they live up to that promise.

                  Me, too. The guy in charge said, he hopes “News Nation” will be an even bigger deal to cable TV news viewers looking to turn down the heat on partisan politics."

                  Something like what they are proposing is desperately needed. It's not like they're going in blind. They've done a bunch of dry runs. Let's give them a chance before we jump all over them with a bunch of cynical schadenfreude.

                  Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                  • C Catseye3
                    31 Aug 2020, 22:21

                    @Mik said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                    I'm willing to give it a shot and will watch if they live up to that promise.

                    Me, too. The guy in charge said, he hopes “News Nation” will be an even bigger deal to cable TV news viewers looking to turn down the heat on partisan politics."

                    Something like what they are proposing is desperately needed. It's not like they're going in blind. They've done a bunch of dry runs. Let's give them a chance before we jump all over them with a bunch of cynical schadenfreude.

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                    Mik
                    wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 00:28 last edited by
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                    @Catseye3 Absolutely.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • C Catseye3
                      31 Aug 2020, 22:21

                      @Mik said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                      I'm willing to give it a shot and will watch if they live up to that promise.

                      Me, too. The guy in charge said, he hopes “News Nation” will be an even bigger deal to cable TV news viewers looking to turn down the heat on partisan politics."

                      Something like what they are proposing is desperately needed. It's not like they're going in blind. They've done a bunch of dry runs. Let's give them a chance before we jump all over them with a bunch of cynical schadenfreude.

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                      brenda
                      wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 00:33 last edited by
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                      @Catseye3

                      Yes, I agree. Even the cynical side of me hopes they can really do this and maintain the neutral position.

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 00:45 last edited by
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                        It could be revolutionary.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          Jolly
                          wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 00:50 last edited by
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                          Yeah, but will it be profitable?

                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                            Mik
                            wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 00:57 last edited by
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                            we shall see.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              89th
                              wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 01:27 last edited by
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                              I just set my DVR to record it, starts tomorrow at 8pm eastern. Gotta respect the idea, as it's what I've been wishing for, for a while.

                              Related, WGN America also produced the "Manhattan" TV series (2 seasons) about the building of the atomic bomb. Great show, I thought.

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                                1 Sept 2020, 00:50

                                Yeah, but will it be profitable?

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                                Catseye3
                                wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 02:12 last edited by
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                                @Jolly said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                                Yeah, but will it be profitable?

                                You think the viewers you see are the only viewers there are?

                                Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                  Doctor Phibes
                                  wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 02:22 last edited by
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                                  The thing is, you only really need about 25 minutes to read the news. What are they going to fill the rest of the day with?

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • C Catseye3
                                    1 Sept 2020, 02:12

                                    @Jolly said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                                    Yeah, but will it be profitable?

                                    You think the viewers you see are the only viewers there are?

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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 11:55 last edited by
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                                    @Catseye3 said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                                    @Jolly said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                                    Yeah, but will it be profitable?

                                    You think the viewers you see are the only viewers there are?

                                    Nope, but I'm channeling Aqua. Ever read what he has to say about this?

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    • D Doctor Phibes
                                      1 Sept 2020, 02:22

                                      The thing is, you only really need about 25 minutes to read the news. What are they going to fill the rest of the day with?

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                                      89th
                                      wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 12:29 last edited by
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                                      @Doctor-Phibes said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                                      The thing is, you only really need about 25 minutes to read the news.

                                      And that’s if you re-read it 4 more times.

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                                      • J Jolly
                                        1 Sept 2020, 11:55

                                        @Catseye3 said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                                        @Jolly said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                                        Yeah, but will it be profitable?

                                        You think the viewers you see are the only viewers there are?

                                        Nope, but I'm channeling Aqua. Ever read what he has to say about this?

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                                        Aqua Letifer
                                        wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 23:14 last edited by
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                                        @Jolly said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                                        @Catseye3 said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                                        @Jolly said in News Nation - opinion free news:

                                        Yeah, but will it be profitable?

                                        You think the viewers you see are the only viewers there are?

                                        Nope, but I'm channeling Aqua. Ever read what he has to say about this?

                                        I still doubt it highly, but it'd be great to be disproven.

                                        Please love yourself.

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                                          Horace
                                          wrote on 1 Sept 2020, 23:33 last edited by
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                                          They’ll need what amounts to a constitution that they and their future generations are somehow bound to follow. And the constitution needs to be well written.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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