What Happened to Current News?

Yeah, I agree too. I stopped posting. What is the point?

I have to say i liked the old format better.

Yeah ,The stories have tanked and , I have lost interest in current , too bad It was so great at first .

CurrentTV, the New CNN

I stopped contributing and really even giving feedback after it stopped.

Furthermore, I've noticed the quality of stories has been terrible as well.

Stories with more "new" comments get some sort of bonus (because people are talking about it)

Stories that are newer get a bonus -- these points should go away as the story ages

Stories that are on the top of their category get a bonus
for being on top of that category --(with it being weighted by category activity -- also this should age)
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Also The number of votes should be shown (number of individual story votes and number of bonus votes seperatly)
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Since Friday at 4PM (Hmm, time for employEE) to go home) they had the same old tired stories in News in featured. We all know why ; ) Monday morning when somebody gets in that will all change. I know that other sites have moderators or volunteers, why not make somebody that's trusted and has 8gazzillion kudos to volunteer on weekends? This way it can stay fresh. Counting the darn votes don't work, counting comments doesn't work, and what's considered "fresh" ?? The freggin Olympic Torch not being run ..for 3 days?? In the meantime people are dying in floods in the US .. we have masacre at nursing homes and all kinds of news .. whats up!?

I want more news and less disgruntled conservatives and conspiracy theorists, and opinion pieces.

get rid of the McDonald ads! I'm pretty sure there are plenty of other advertisers out there that are not as bad as them.

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Great ideas !

I agree

I am not happy at all with Current. This blows. The new front page is wack. I feel like voting stories up or down does not even make a difference. I see the same stories at the top frequently. this blows.

I miss the old homepage. The new one seems to change less often and the same stories appear in multiple topics :( which I don't like.

My quote from a post earlier today:
".....I would like to know the criteria for choosing Movies to be so high up in your priority giving it the elite top of the page spot ??
According to the story count (the num next to the tag name - I am just guessing this is a story count or some other quantifiable guage of the "tag popularity")

movies - 3359+
Tech - 11046+
Music - 19274+
Green - 22235+
gaming - 1465 +

(+ (here) represents similar tags)

so if you go by sheer popular demand by site patrons (which I thought what current tv was about) should'nt 'green' take the spot of 'movies'?!?

unless more revenue is generated by the movies category taking this elite spot on the page.... if this is so... It's fine with me... honestly dosent change the love I have for this site but a little clarity whould be appreciated... only because that's what I thought current tv was all about.... but then again, this might not be any of my business." - end quote

after typing this today I came to check out this post to see what you guys were saying... this story has 1496 views (as of right now) and more comments than any other story right but did not make it as the "featured story"... in fact, despite it's popularity, it is steadly moving down. the #1 story right now has 181 views (I like the story... just pointing out the numbers)

McDonalds?!!? REALLY?!? wonder how Al Gore 9the reason I came here to begin with ) feels about that?

I thought current had a "suirvival of the fittest story" mentality but now there is proof ( from my prespective ) that it isint. I am disappointed current! It's been a good ride but now we have to part ways :-(

Really going to miss JanforGore...

Peace!

My only goal use to be getting that # 1 story. Not anymore

I have cut back on my posting and visiting of this site since the changes. It just doesn't feel like home anymore to me. It is a struggle to find things I am interested in now. I rely mostly on what people send me and occasionally I venture into the topics that are on the home page.

If things are going to get better, I hope that happens soon.

Does anybody know a quick way to download all your comments that you posted?

I would like to have a copy of everything I wrote on this site, in case I decide to leave.

oh i do miss the "robot machine of news" (in brett erlich's words.)

I agree with everybody else. I hardly come here. Change it back, and hey, Current and McDonalds? WTF?

* current89 - I do believe in limiting the tyranny of the majority -- I suggest a compromise --- put the old style main page back where every thing gets rated regardless of topic and add some weighting for being the top of a particular topic --- let it work sort of like this

keep a total of the number of stories and comments added to a topic for some time period -- that number indicates how popular the topic is. Then using the top ranked story as a base assign bonus points that are recalculated on some timely basis so that the higher a story is and the higher the topic is add together to move stories up
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Stories with more "new" comments get some sort of bonus (because people are talking about it)

Stories that are newer get a bonus -- these points should go away as the story ages

Stories that are on the top of their category get a bonus
for being on top of that category --(with it being weighted by category activity -- also this should age)
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Also The number of votes should be shown (number of individual story votes and number of bonus votes seperatly)

hey everyone,

just to add further explanation -- i realize that there is still some concern/confusion around the channels, the new layout, etc.

nobody denies that the new layout is a drastic change, but take a look at the Movies channel and The Rotten Tomatoes Show to get a better idea of where we are heading with these channels. i realize this requires some adjusting to, as it is a very drastic change, but all of these changes tie to a plan for both online and TV that will roll out over the course of 2009.

please keep the feedback coming (either on this thread, or via email feedback@current.com) as it is extremely valuable to the team.

thanks,
mario

I don't have much hope that they will pay attention to this thread [[ Edit - I stand corrected -- Thanks Mario]]

Have you noticed there is no where on the site that you can send feedback you must email it to Feedback@current.com rather than use some insite mechanism.

Current had such promise that the viewers and clippers could drive the topics. Enlivening discussions about what is in the news. Turning on the show and seeing the robot headlines and comments made me want to go to the site and see what was going on.

Being on the site made me want to watch the pod's on the TV - they feed each other now they mostly don't - its like a tv show and a forum website that don't really mix together much - the thing that made it great and unique is mostly all but gone :( -- Its a good concept maybe someone else will try it again sometime even if only for a 1hr or 1/2 segment on some channel

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in this thread we discuss current, its latest website model and new direction, i posted this not to long ago, and current responded check it out

http://current.com/items/89851125/seriously_what_s_up_with_current_and_sex.htm

I guess the only negative comment I can give is the elimination of the "Earth and Science" section. And some of the news articles that are featured are a little bit to shallow for my tastes. But at least we don't have a massive amount of pot articles being featured.

As to the accusations of censorship , comparisons to Mao, and the like. It's ridiculous. I also find the comments that suggest staff members shouldn't vote or submit stories unthoughtful. The staff members help run Current, they help design current . So shouldn't they be allowed to participate as well? It's like saying a government employee shouldn't be able to vote.

Overall,I like Current.com's new version because it isn't a direct democracy, it's more like a representative-republic. checks and balances. Folks who wouldn't normally get their stories featured have the opportunity to do so now (like new users). There are some things I dislike about it, but they're fairly minor.

"Now the new format is in no way similar to the old format, with or without Current News. The interesting, hotly debated, or left field oriented stories are no longer a click away. Instead we now have a series of carefully selected issues that sit for days at the top of the page with no comments, no interest and no justification for there placement to be found anywhere." Sometimes I feel like this as well. Things do seem slower, stories less likely to move around. I hope they come up with a solution for this.

One problem I think that ties into that is too many "entertainment" tabs- now I'm the first one to jump up and say we should open our mind about what "news" is and what that means on Current. I like funny articles and debating comic books and movies as much as the next nerd- but having only two topic pages for serious news (being news and green, MAYBE tech is 3) while the rest are entertainment/humanities seems silly. Not that serious stories don't end up on art and style or music, but there should be a better balance of political, scientific news vs entertainment pieces.

I like Gaming. I like Movies. But I liked Earth and Science better, ya dig?

I was optimistic about the new format for awhile but it honestly did not take that long to realize how horrible it was.

The old format will also be superior because it operates under a truly democratic, survival of the fittest type mentality. It wasn’t perfect, there were times when the current.com staffers channeled Chairman Mao and made certain stories disappear, but all in all the power to make or break a story sat for the most part in the hands of the people.

It should come as no surprise that when we had that power we used it. Discussion flourished because not only was there a need to debate the validity of the topic at hand there was also a need to justify the importance of that story in relation to everything else on the website. So basically even if, under the old format, you found only one story relevant to your interests you were still compelled to comment on the subject, regardless of whether or not you even agreed with the assertions made by the poster, the story and those commenting on the thread.

That in my opinion made current.com so great. It advanced human discourse in a completely unique way. It even rewarded well thought out opposing opinions or level headed introspection by featuring those comments. How rad was that. For a time in certain situations current.com and CurrentNews had a self imposed fairness doctrine that pitted the cream of the crop in terms of public opinion against one another.

Now the new format is in no way similar to the old format, with or without Current News. The interesting, hotly debated, or left field oriented stories are no longer a click away. Instead we now have a series of carefully selected issues that sit for days at the top of the page with no comments, no interest and no justification for there placement to be found anywhere.

In all of a day we went from a democratic, people oriented news site, that was guided by a light handed fair minded staff to THIS IS CURRENT NEWS, ALL HAIL OUR COLLECTIVE IDEOLOGY, LISTEN TO OUR CRAPPY MUSIC. Seriously in the year or so I’ve been on current.com I can remember like one real music oriented story featured by CurrentNews. Now we have a whole clusterfuck devoted solely to what current.com staffers think is hip.

Why are your favorite jam bands important to me? Why should I care to consider the similarities between Coldplay and the Beatles? You seriously thinks this crap is relevant? It certainly is not to the people that flock to this site because if it was we’d submit it and discuss it. Again that was the beauty of current.com, relevance was proven by debate, by vote, by discussion.

The move towards more original content from the network has made the channel very boring for me.

Thomas, your voice means a lot to me and others!

As one of the guys who worked on creating and piloting the Current News for eight months, I was crushed to see it go away after eight months of being live.

please keep commenting and voicing your opinions. im not sure if it will bring vicki back but at least it will hopefully get the people's attention here who can actually do something.

I miss the old set-up of Current.com period...

Viva La Vicky!

I think a Firefox style layout would let us all be happy! As for news and entertainment....It is a little slow right now.

Current.com has lost its luster. Facebook sucks now too.

Where have you gone Goldenways?!?

The less we are recognized on Current TV, the fewer people participate. Current is not as stimulating nor as interesting as it once was. Bring back the recognition, feed the egos, stomp the trolls and we will be re-energized......I hope.

Bansheewail, over and out.

PS There's always East Bound and Down on HBO.haha

The Israel Lobby runs America, and it is powerful at CURRENT.COM too.

Current.com is not perfect but its better than CNN and Fox.

It's the best until we find something better.....keep me posted.

I like the new format.

Bring the news-to-tv feature back!! I agree with most others here that current.com has gotten quite lame. I used to be addicted, and would check twice a day. Now it's like twice a month.. if that.

hey everyone, thanks for all of the feedback. I don't want to come off as sounding repetitive or dismissive here, so please don't take it this way.

a while back, we announced that Current:News was taking a leave of absence while we worked on the next version of the Current:News concept. since then, we've launched a new version of the homepage, and understandably the response to the change has been strong.

we are listening to your feedback and taking it to heart, but please understand that we are in mid-stride when it comes to these changes. here are some updates:

+ Current:News will return in two ways in the not-so-distant future.

+ the first version will be the return of automated updates on Current TV soon. stories will be picked on a regular basis, and those stories will appear on TV. these new bumps will be slightly different in format, but that is because...

+ these new bumps will be joined by an all new nightly news show produced by the same team that brought you the original version of Current:News.

+ channels are similar to the old homepage, just narrowed in focus. the top two stories on each channel appear on the current.com homepage. our online producer for news features stories regardless of popularity, and only the top featured story shows through to the homepage.

+ homepage hero emails will return, this time with versions for both the current.com homepage and the individual channel homepages.

+ freshness in the channels are a known issue that we are working on. our algo needs some tweaking for channels, and we are actively looking into it. this can also be helped along by votes and submissions. the more you vote and submit on a channel, the more content will be refreshed on those channels.

+ you can still see a list of all new stories submitted to Current (click on the link below "rising news" on the homepage). if you find something in the new feed that belongs in a channel, tag it to that channel.

we still have a lot of work left to do, and we appreciate your patience throughout these changes.

as always, join us on Thursdays for Town Hall chats to discuss some of this stuff. watch for it in the "Current Stories" and head over here for more details: http://current.com/townhall

I hope this helps clear some stuff up.

thanks,
mario

The new format is lame!

I like when "Vicky" said my name... say my name... say me name!

I gave up on this corny ass website long time ago. the only time i come back is when muted sends me a story that seems to be interesting. All the censoring of my comments, the allowing of bigots and idiots...the replacing of great comments with moronic comments has really destroyed this site. The funny thing is it is in the BAY? WTF? but with change comes degradation I suppose.

I told the douchebag that kept censoring my comments that this site could be a great voice of the masses of people that see mainstream media for what it is. I suppose the desire for not pissing people off or making money on a grand scale has ruined another great opportunity.

Current sucks ass...thats all i can say, and it imploded from the top down.....ohh well, im sure they will take this down, but i wont be around to see if they did anyways....so they do it or they dont....

here here!

I've definitely reduced my current use a lot since they changed the layout. None of my stories ever even show up anywhere on the site like they used to. No one's comments are featured anymore. People's votes don't count because the current workers seem to be choosing what goes on top (no offense, current workers).

It's no longer interactive like it was. So, I rarely come on. I come on to check new news once in a while but it seems there s 5% what they used to have on here.

I like the way current used to look. Current, you've changed for the worst!

Although I am somewhat being prevented from coming here anymore.....I have gave it my deepest chances, and I cannot describe of how much I miss the old layout...

-Corruption
-Censorship

What has current came to?

You know what I miss? Current.tv! When current was PURELY based on content from its users. When Red/Green lights MADE SENSE. When it was about giving producers feedback to improve their ORIGINAL videos. I remember when Conor was on Google Current. Dont get me wrong, I love Infomania and VVFS.. I even miss Eric ledgin. My point? Current has changed...A LOT. Most people have no idea how drastic of a change since it's beginning days. I'm along for the ride because for the most part, it's improved. I really do miss the old format and miss a lot of the old users [CosmoPlavix!!!!]. But change is not always a bad thing...It takes getting used to...Its been a slow changing process. I mean, the toolbar hasnt updated in like 2 months! I try to have faith that theyre working on it...but we just arent seeing it in action yet. who knows.

I just commented on this yesterday on another story. I hated it when they did it, I said I hated it when they did it and I rarely post, vote or comment anymore.

What they had was perfect, then they had to mess with it and this watered down copy of what used to be doesnt even come close to the original.

WTF is wrong with the current folks. What you HAD was awesome, this mess right here is barely worth visiting.

I still post but not as much, I quit watching the TV version, I would like to see the current in this article back. Current tried to fix what was not broken and ruined the original product in the outcome. The new Current needs to be the old Current and the old Current needs to be the new Current.

Also they have censorship, WTF is that?

I find the video at the top of the pages annoying, I don't mind the video but can we have it so we can stop the video and the sound track once we've seen it?

I agree with all of you people , there is a saying in India if the bussines is doing really good dont change a thing.
Because if you do, shits happens.

"Schlimbesserung...."

A paradox. It means, "Making Worse" by "improvement."

In more than 40 years in business the same rush to overcook a winning formula happened, time and again.

When it wasn't the frantic brainstorm of a new exec trying to make waves, it was a dimwitted focus group that urged management to abandon what worked in the hope that something far more ill-conceived (but popular in the Decider's sector) would catch on and lift the company to new heights..

The usual result?

Public loss of confidence in management and slow disengagement by clientele.

If recent meltdowns across the economic spectrum have shown us anything, it is management hubris. People who don't listen carefully usually forge ahead with neither adequate preparation nor consultation with end users. Such leaders are a problem. Refusal to be receptive renders the exec twice as deaf when it comes to being told - Look, you're wrong. You need to take ten steps back.

No one has told me - "You know, Current is working better than ever!"

Instead Comments look pretty much like what appears above.

And that's not good NEWS.

Well, I gave it a chance and I have to agree. When you still see postings on the second pages of these topics that were posted here over a month ago, I don't think people are either posting here or they are being propped up on purpose to keep other submissions down. And I am appalled that Current has MCDONALD'S advertising on this site. Talk about selling out. And actually, it is always the same few people who get their "safe" submissions chosen forTV here, or who get on the "current stories" list. How can you be get up there if you don't even have any responses to the entry? It makes me wonder if there are certain people being told to post without staff designations to keep others off... You know, like those who post about Monsanto and other controversial issues that should be on TV? I wish we could get some real clarification, and also some explanation as to why Earth and Science has also not been placed back, and why "Green" is still considered appropriate for matters of science. This may be what their consultants and sponsors want to get their "demographic", but it isn't good practice to me when you have people here who were loyal to the station based on their original goals, which I still am.

They killed Vicky and now they are trying to cover it up with this new layout

FUCK THIS NEW LAYOUT AND FUCK THE GATEKEEPERS.

Eat a dick.

I remember when Current staff members weren't on a power trip about what is "offensive." Now, they take any comment down that they view "violates community rules." And if you fix it and reply back to them, no response is returned, resulting in your comment being taken down for good.

I thought that was the concept of this site, Controlled by the viewers...

I used to come on this website like 7 times a day, now I just don't bother to even look at it. It changed so much and it is no fun anymore. I want current to bring back the fun in the news that we put up and pick.

Yeah, I'm not real fond of the changes either. Sometimes change takes a while to get used to, but I still haven't found these changes to be beneficial (except the ability to change one's vote; I've been loving that!). I've been waiting for that "Oh, that's why they did it" moment, but it's not happening.

This is pretty much why I haven't been here/ enjoying the site nearly as much in the last few months. It feels like it's gotten watered/ bogged down. It's not really alive any more. Or perhaps its metabolism has just slowed down to a crawl.

I used to come here to learn, hear new ideas and viewpoints, get the low-down on the latest *innovations* in society/ science/ art/ etc.

They should keep running with the innovation! Keep everything connected and electrified! Blending in with other news sites *shouldn't* be an option for this site/ channel.

:(

PS
Why the fuck're "Movies" the second most important brand/ category (blech) of news we should be interested in...?
"Art and Style" is bottom right, but "Movies" is second only to generic "News?" Supposedly more relevant than the latest scientific innovations, or the current state of our environment?
Bullshit!
We don't all live in god damned Southern California.

PPS
OH WAIT there is no "Science" category. Just "Tech," a.k.a. news about whore-sucking Twitter, or the latest laptop. What a lame substitute.

PPPS
Oh, and "Gaming?" Seriously?
Don't give a wet fart. I can go to gametrailers.com and get more/ better information.

Categorizing things is bad enough in principle, but are these SERIOUSLY the only categories they could come up with?
Current is supposed to be about SHIT THAT MATTERS.
Not the latest FAD.

/rant

(Sorry if I'm being too harsh, but reading all this has reminded me how fucking awesome this site was just a short while ago.)

yeah i do miss the old homepage and the hourly news is also sorely missed. the new shows like vanguard and the longer infomania are awesome. i can't wait for the new supernews show to start this friday and i hope vicky the robot makes her comeback soon!

Current has gone to shit. I used to come here all the time. I even was excited when they said they were coming to Canada. Now the network seems to be all but dead. The top 100 barely changes anymore. What happened? The only reason I come back is for Vanguard.

Straight up, the people have spoken. Vanguard keep doing your thing though.

i vote for the old format of current news to come back. the robot voice rocked.

PS anytime I got a comment or story on TV I would show it to my mom. It was awesome.

My mom also misses Vicky. THANKS!

Bring Vicky back!

Seriously. Me and her are facebook friends and she told me herself she wants to read out our stories and comments to give us joy in our bleak internet-mired lives.

I miss the robotic news too....i think there is a conspiracy going around

All i have to say about Current is...

PARADISE LOST.

I'm disappointed. So very disappointed.

I hate the new setup. I happened to come to Current today... but I have barely been here 3 times in 3 weeks.

It is directly related to the new sucky setup... It sucks and I got better websites to go to...

Ever since the remod I have to log in every time I come to the site and it pisses me off. (And yes I have cookies enabled.) It makes me much MUCH less likely to vote or comment on a story.

And I agree with what kaecvtionr said about there never being any new stories. It makes me mad when I look at the Top 20 of one of the tabs and all the stories are 2 weeks+ old. THAT'S NOT "CURRENT"!

Please guys, fix it so I don't have to give up on Current.com

I am have the same opinion as everyone else here. I used to come to current daily and was an active poster....however now i might log on once a week

I rarely go to the main homepage anymore, I just look through the different topics...which oddly is something I didn't do at all with the last layout. I do miss Current News and "Vicky" the robot voice! The hourly news was awesome, I hope they consider bringing it back when they see how many people want it.

I used to come to Current.com, and watch the network religiously, and was an active commenter, too. Since the changes I hardly do both anymore. The content is always the same, and I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way!

It does seem like Current has become one of those sites with "gatekeepers."

I know I've been trying to get a really important story voted up and no matter how many people I get to see it, it dosnt seem to be move. At all. And it's the perfect thing for the "idea" of this site.

Inserting shameful plug here: If you care to check it out... http://current.com/items/89855061/changing_the_world_one_child_at_a_time.htm

But really, what steps can we take to tackle all the problems we've mentioned here?

Yes, I did like the older format better, but obviously this format is for "their" benefit, and certainly not as activity friendly to the majority of contributing participants as before.

It also seems to me that there is this favored "core" group that get the most exposure on a continual basis, and that is how it appears to me.

yeah. i thought this channel was awesome like 3 months ago. now then have corporate sponsors[ i don't give a shit if your "let" your "viewers" make the commercial's ]

Now the website is just like every other news web site, where we whom are not the corps journalists vids don't make it to tv.

one work

nepotism

Yeah, the whole appeal of current.com was the news list format. There was always several new stories posted every hour. I'd like to see it back. I can find this generic new layout on GoogleNews

I think most of us feel this way. I also think our voices will go unheard...

I was really hoping I had actually found a credible, informative, entertaining television channel. Alas I have not.

We must be heard!

Peace

wurd

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks of this new layout. Everything on here is old news.

has current news become corrupted or something? i feel as if any attempt to acquire information on my interests has been baracaded! I come to current once every two months now because i feel i get more current from the biased undemocratic, boring news. this used to me my passion and a sense of right. Now its as if current wants me to get dumber! RETURN TO ME ONCE AGAIN CURRENT!

I believe the people @ Current got some ace up their sleeve. Or at least I hope sooo.... Current has created a great jewel of innovative modern media. Now the ideology has been established, the evolution of interactive web/TV design must be created. What that is, I'm not sure. But something mind-blowing, revolutionary, it must come from Current--their platform is much more socially advanced then traditional media. It just needs to blossom into something much greater.
One thing that well surely expedite progress is our voices being heard in forums like this.

I would like to say in response to auto-bot e-mails sent out by current.com in response to the question at hand.

"We temporarily suspended Current:News in order to make some changes and improvements to it,"

Fuck you! I plan to get my news elsewhere.

On another issue, why is Current still in "beta"?

Current changed for the worse just when Katanajon left. Do you think there's a connection?

I think there should be more categories on the front page. This way, none of my really good blogs (the ones that would get to number one in the list) would make it to the top and at least get some exposure, because they don't really count as "news."

I think that maybe we should have a list of categories, and people can vote them up or down like they do posts. The top ten categories get on the home page.

And git rid of the stupid slideshow on the top of the main pages. What a waste of screen space!

AND (getting back on the soap box), why is THIS innane ^^&&* considered news: http://current.com/items/89893547/amy_winehouse_pleads_not_guilty_to_assault.htm...

It wouldn't bother me if I could customize my homepage. But now it's just stuff that never seems to change.

I agree that voting seems moot now.

But, at least there aren't NEARLY as many "legalize it" stories anymore.

Innovation for the sake of innovation is not a good thing.

Those fries are making me hungry charfman!

actually it is the same! if you click on the "news" link.

There aren't nearly enough marijuana posts... Hah!

Yeah, it is strange now. It was fluid before and now it seems stuck in some odd, clunky format. Thanks for bringing this to the forefront!

Yeah the older version is definitely better than the set-up we have now. I too miss the robotic voice and the comments that are chosen to be aired on TV.

Current went Ghetto News! Posted by people like me for people like you!

This is from Current's advertising on Facebook today.

"Current is a global television network that gives you the opportunity to create and influence what airs on TV"

Sorry but that's just an outright fucking lie.

I agree 100%

I used to be on here eveyday, there was always something new. Now it's the same stuff... I even forget to come on here most days : /

I too want current news back. I was especially pissed after they had taken it offline, because about a week later I posted an opinion piece I wrote about why liberals should fight gun control. Apparently someone on the current staff found it and said "Oh hey look, it's not ANOTHER story about legalizing marijauna" and decided to bump it to the top, because I got an email informing me that it was selected for the #1 spot. Alas, the story didn't get on TV because Current News was canceled. Grrr.

I haven't been around in awhile either and, you know what? I'm not digging it either.

I totally miss the robot and comments from everyone and agree whole-heartedly with comments 1-3.

What's up Current?

I miss it so. I recently emailed Current, asking about CurrentNews,... and they replied;
"We temporarily suspended Current:News in order to make some changes and improvements to it, however, I don’t think Vicky will be reading off the news anymore. Here's a blog post about this if you want to read about it in more detail: http://current.com/items/89635853/current_com_release_changes_to_current_news.ht..."

So, it may return,... as a half-hour show,... with no robot,... and video entries.