There are not enough palms and faces in the world

[firecat]

Most news headlines are nothing but useless fluff or fearmongering, but sometimes I think I should look at news headlines rather than getting all my news from Facebook. Lately when I feel this way I have been going to http://cnnmobile.com/primary/worldnews.

Today this appears as one of THREE HEADLINES in the "Middle East" section:

"Obese Saudi Arabian man sheds more than 300 pounds"

I fucking give up. HOW IS THAT WORLD NEWS?!?!?!

Comments

[st_aurafina]

He must have been pretty fluffy. My cats don't shed that much, ever.

[zeborah]

I'm getting tempted to give up and get all my news from The Civilian (I think you'll particularly appreciate this article) and the Colbert Report.

[firecat]

Oh YES. I laughed and laughed.

[lilacsigil]

That's a lot of money! The journalists were probably all scrabbling for it.

[silveradept]

Because it gets everyone to freak out about their weight and support the diet-medical complex. That drives ad buys...

[pulchritude]

Well, CNN isn't exactly known for offering news, these days.

[trixtah]

Al Jazeera has a US branch now, and that's where I'm getting my serious US news from.

[ljgeoff.livejournal.com]

I feel this way every damn day. It is one of my pet peeves. Yesterday's headline news was that Jennifer Aniston changed how she does her hair. It drives me crazy.

[firecat]

!!!

The best headline source I've found is The Economist. You need a subscription to read more than a few of the actual articles per week, but you can read their front pages and their World Politics This Week column for free. They are pro-capitalism and snarky but not over-the-top fear-mongering or fluffy.

[hitchhiker.livejournal.com]

THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW OKAY!