24 december 2025
i was watching tv the other day, and i forgot how much i hate 24/7 news channels. they're so toxic, trying to squeeze every bit of information possible and mikling it all day. i hate them. journalism wasn't meant to be this.
i'm french, so i have access to a total of 4 different channels: BFMTV, CNews, LCI and franceinfo. BFM is pretty leftist, but is considered the worst of them because of how unfrequently they fact check things. CNews is by far the most right-oriented one. Nobody gives a shit about LCI, and franceinfo is the "public" one (financed by govt). all of them are usually relaying the same piece of news over and over again all day, just commenting on AFP's news feed (also financed by the govt!). it's so boring. why do they even exist.
major tv channels (TF1, france2, etc.) also have news sections every day at ~8pm, and those attract a lot of people every day because people don't want to tune into BFMTV all day to hear the same things all day. i'm surprised they still exist. idk how it's financially viable. i'm sure their journalists are bored of talking about the same things all day. why do they exist. waste of money and tv space.