I'll be the first to admit that there are pointless fame wars over trivial subjects that make me question humanity at times, but overall there are an incredible amount of intelligent, and well thought out posts that make me think.
I personally cannot stand most TV news shows, especially in the big three..i.e. CNN, Fox, and MSNBC, and find the shows with political commentators arguing about subjects to be much worse than your typical ATPN poster. I can really only stand to watch the local news, or CNN Headline News so I can get a story without two close minded guys yelling at each other at an attempt for good TV.
Otherwise, in P&N I can get access to news stories from various sources, and opinions that I'll either ignore and skip, or insightful, articulate arguments from some of the better posters in the forum.
I personally cannot stand most TV news shows, especially in the big three..i.e. CNN, Fox, and MSNBC, and find the shows with political commentators arguing about subjects to be much worse than your typical ATPN poster. I can really only stand to watch the local news, or CNN Headline News so I can get a story without two close minded guys yelling at each other at an attempt for good TV.
Otherwise, in P&N I can get access to news stories from various sources, and opinions that I'll either ignore and skip, or insightful, articulate arguments from some of the better posters in the forum.