I've tried to catch the news on broadcast and cable TV, off and on, lately, and it always ends up being far more off than on, despite certain dramatic events going on in the world. American news is dead, it seems. What I've done instead is tune in to Al Jazeera on the internet, which is doing a phenomenally good job of covering Egypt.
To my cable company: you'd make me very happy if you had an option to switch Al Jazeera English for the awful Fox News you offer now. And as long as you're doing that, can we switch out CNN for the BBC?
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