Those were the good old days

Well it is the thirtieth anniversary of the first television news broadcast. In those days news was short and to the point and I, for one, think we need to get back to that. I am so sick of news being just another ratings grabbing potential. Who decided news programs should be rated anyway? I know one has to keep track of viewers and lad dee da but what ever happened to just doing the best job you know how to do and letting that be good enough? Shouldn't the ratings from the entertainment programs be enough? I just want the news, I don't need to know where the smallest dog in the world lives and it's name,etc; I don't need to know what Brittney Spears or Tom Cruise are doing. There are shows dedicated to tthat kind of junk so why is it on the news? Because news shows are rated and everyone wants to get the top ratings! Just the facts y'all, just the facts please!