Why I don’t watch network news shows anymore

TODAY Show this morning. Captive audience, me.

Newsbreak with Savannah Guthrie (SG).

Very short segment about, iirc, Newt Gingrich/Republican primary race: maybe 15 seconds, film footage with SG voiceover.

Very short segment about President Obama’s speech y’day in Kansas: maybe 15 seconds, film footage with SG voiceover.

Segment about Alec Baldwin getting tossed from his flight for refusing to turn off his iPad: several minutes, including interviews by an on-site reporter with 3 other passengers.

I realize morning shows specialize in infotainment, but this was the “news” portion.

It’s styrofoam for the mind.