“I miss when ‘The News’ was just a guy in a suit telling you what happened, instead of a 24 hour panic machine…”

The television news in the 1960s used to be just a guy in a suit (such as American broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite). Today’s news has obvious agendas. This was posted on X/Twitter Renzo™ on July 11, 2026, and it received over 101,000 likes:
 
“I miss when ‘The News’ was just a guy in a suit telling you what happened, instead of a 24 hour panic machine designed to make you hate your neighbor so you don’t notice your rent went up 30%.”
 
 
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Renzo™
@fwrenzo1
I miss when “The News” was just a guy in a suit telling you what happened, instead of a 24 hour panic machine designed to make you hate your neighbor so you don’t notice your rent went up 30%.
5:45 PM · Jul 11, 2026
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R Pratka (pronounflexible) #НЕТВОЙНЕ
@mllemarguerite
A guy (or a woman) in a suit telling you what happened for an hour once a day, instead of a constant hum of background noise and panic.
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Renzo™
@fwrenzo1
Jul 11
I miss when “The News” was just a guy in a suit telling you what happened, instead of a 24 hour panic machine designed to make you hate your neighbor so you don’t notice your rent went up 30%.
9:29 AM · Jul 12, 2026
     
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Dave!
@daveaclamb.bsky.social
I miss when “The News” was just a guy in a suit telling you what happened, instead of a 24 hour panic machine designed to make you hate your neighbour so you don’t notice your bills and food went up 30%.
2:06 PM · Sep 9, 2026
 
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Streetlamp Le Moose 🦌🇫🇮🇺🇸🍁
@HaroldBabcock10
I miss when “The News” was just a guy in a suit telling you what happened, instead of a 24 hour panic machine designed to make you hate your neighbor so you don’t notice coffee costs 20$/LB
9:32 AM · Oct 1, 2026