I wouldn’t say that I trust any news network before any other one. They just each have their own benefits. They are all a little different. I personally favor local stations over national just because they target my area more. Most local stations cover local news, which will apply more directly to my life, and any very important national news stories. When I go online for my news, I prefer MSNBC. I think they do a very good job covering important stories (and covering them well), and I like the ease and method of navigation throughout the site.
I find the major benefit of television over radio and newspaper as a vehicle of news to be the moving picture. I think that the moving people on screen make the news more real, and allow people to connect more with the news. I also think that it is more convenient than either radio or newspaper. You can listen and watch it, it takes less effort to watch than to read a paper, and TV’s are usually more accessible than a radio. There is also the matter of payment. If you pay for a TV, you get what you get and pay for it, no matter what you actually watched. If you pay to get a paper, and don’t get a chance to read it, its wasted money.
I do find that the local stations I prefer that are affiliated with larger networks tend to be better quality. I think this is mostly because I like to hear about national news and the larger networks have access to more quality reporters focused on national news. This way I get all the benefits of local news plus good national coverage.
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