dumb news?

I was thinking about this whole concept of dumb news and why we're dumbing down the news, if we actually are.
are we, as a nation gettin dumber? because that could definitely be implied. Personally i think it's more to do with busier lifestyles etc and we need the news quick and to the point so we can take in what we need to know but there's no need to bog us down with unnecessary facts and figures just to pad it out.

On this note it got me to thinking about Newsround. Don't know if any of you watch it but it's actually quite informative. I wouldn't class it as 'dumb news' either because it's made simpler because it's for kids but still has the main parts of the story. Maybe we could use this? perhaps compare what they show on Newsround and their order with the 6 o'clock news for a week, see how they differ?

plus is anyone up for a meeting sometime soon. think we could probably do with one. maybe monday or tuesday?