Bruce's Journal

Bruce Slutsky was born in New York City in 1949. I recently retired after working as a Science/Engineering Librarian at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark for 25 years. I have been married to Karen since 1983. We have a son Lee who is now 30 years old. I am very much interested in the popular music of the 1960s especially Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I am interested in rock and roll radio. Since the inception of the team in 1962 I have been a big fan of the New York Mets.

Sunday, December 18, 2016

Watching TV News Can Be Depressing

I always like to be informed so habitually I watch TV News at 11 PM just before I go to sleep. Both local and national news organizations are guilty of often creating the news instead of reporting it. It seems that crime and accidents dominate the TV news. For example the Jon Benet Ramsey murder is still on national newscasts 20 years later. There have been many high profile cases where police have acted inappropriately which dominate the news for months. But when the police go beyond the call of duty and rescue people there is little or no mention.

The only thing one can do is not watch the news or read newspapers.