I feel myself generally torn on this, obviously these events become news because they have huge effects on many peoples lives beyond typical day to day life. But on the other hand I think that news as snuff porn has contributed greatly to people having a very skewed view of the world. People think the world is a more dangerous place, and that all of these problems are rampant because they open up a news page and it's all they see, but it's just not supported statistically.
Basically my favorite thing about following world events on Calgary puck vs other places is that it can be somewhat eclectic in the stories it chooses to dwell on.
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