There was a time when it was normal for people to tune in to their favorite TV station for news at 6:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Often times, experts in the field of whatever was being discussed (talking heads) would be on the panel. News anchors would ask questions and these experts would share their knowledge and experiences.
The sun has set on those days…
Talking heads have their own platforms now.
The days when you could watch your favorite TV news anchors for free is no longer enough. So you pay for Internet and most likely a streaming service to go with it. (Either that, or you pay for cable Internet/TV.) You still get commercials when you pay… just like when it was free. And talking heads get little traction because they’re out there giving those same thoughts away for free on social media platforms.
Retired FBI agents, non-practicing criminal defense attorneys, retired law enforcement… the list goes on and on. You can simply follow them on X (formerly Twitter) and get their opinion long before it airs on news channels. You can subscribe to their content and hop on their daily chats — and ask them questions yourself.
If that’s not enough, you can also follow the reporters as they’re in the field — they tell you what’s going on before it’s ever reported in the “news.”
So what will the future look like?
I certainly have no clue, but changes — and chaos — seem to be ramping up in real time.
The only thing I know for sure is almost all the snow here at the barndo has melted. There are only a few spots in the shade that have a bit of white hanging around.
Now you know: In 2013, a Burger King cook (who’d worked there for 24 years) was fired for taking home a sandwich, fries & a drink after her manager claimed she had only asked permission for a sandwich & accused her of stealing. However, a judge ruled that the cook did not intend to steal the food & awarded her $46,000.