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phylny

(8,367 posts)
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 09:02 PM Nov 2016

What do you suggest for a "nightly news" station?

My husband is pretty set on watching NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. I don't mind Lester, in general, and have watched him since his days in Chicago, but watching him means I am exposed to Andrea "some say" Mitchell, and I very much dislike her.

We used to watch BBC America. Is that still a good, unbiased source of news? (I don't watch CNN, MSNBC, etc. - we have cable, but I don't want their spin, either).

Thanks!

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What do you suggest for a "nightly news" station? (Original Post) phylny Nov 2016 OP
PBS, NewsHour elleng Nov 2016 #1
We watch the PBS Newshour. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2016 #2
PBS. Maybe CBS. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #3
MLB? world wide wally Nov 2016 #4
Free speech TV... prairierose Nov 2016 #5
Thirty minutes of BBC America, then the PBS News Hour. SMC22307 Nov 2016 #6
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CaliforniaPeggy

(149,516 posts)
2. We watch the PBS Newshour.
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 09:04 PM
Nov 2016

Usually just the summary, which is about the first 10-15 minutes. Sometimes we watch the longer pieces they do afterwards, if any are interesting.

We record it on our DVR and watch it at our leisure. They do a reasonable job.

I miss Jim Lehrer, though.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,852 posts)
3. PBS. Maybe CBS.
Sun Nov 6, 2016, 09:06 PM
Nov 2016

I don't watch CBS anymore, but it seemed more fair than most when I was a "regular" national news watcher.

The CBS affiliate here sucks, though. If someone wants non-stop doom and gloom, that's the place for my local news.
EDIT: Republicans in my area seem to favor the CBS local news, if that tells you anything. They love having their amygdala stimulated! Lol.

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