Vote on what you think was the biggest news story of 2012!
The Treyvon Martin Killing
Sandy Hook Shooting
Greece and the EU Economic crisis and bailouts
The "Pink Slime" controversy
Pope Benedict XVI visits Cuba and meets Fidel Castro
ATF Gunwalking / Fast and Furious Scandal
Falling unemployment in the US
Obama endorses gay marriage
EditGate - NBC News falsifies a video to make someone appear racist no investigation/accountability
Facebook IPO
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker recall election victory
New York Soda Ban
Investment Bank JP Morgan loses $2 billion in hedge fund trading
Obama re-elected
Hurricane Sandy
Vote on what you think was the biggest news story of 2012!
Where do we vote? ._.
Is there supposed to be a poll or do we just pick a random one?
Sucks that most of the options are US related... but oh well.
I picked Hurricane Sandy.
I feel quite stupid now, as I don't know what half those things are.....
Guess not being American, filters the news from there eh?
Put Sandy though, just due to the shear "natural majesty" of the thing
When I looked at EditGate, I realized what set it apart from other scandals is that the rest of the media largely ignored it, no-one put much heat on NBC News, and they were allowed to sweep it under the rug without revealing anything. THAT is what made it a big news story. There should have been TREMENDOUS pressure for NBC News to reveal what happened and make some big changes. But there was nothing.
In some ways, it was the most shocking story of the year.
I believe Hurricane Sandy is the biggest story of those listed (and I can't come up with anything bigger).
Seeing waves on the streets of Manhattan was a glimpse into the future things to come, if you believe in climate change.
Obama being re-elected was the biggest one on there, because it has the largest effect on all countries other than the US. Well, of those things listed, at least.
This thread is somewhat pointless. What it's asking really is what news outlets people use, and therefore what news or faux news people were bombarded with. This thread doesn't really go anywhere near the question of what were the actually important events of 2012.
I mean, it's not like news channels are interested in the news anymore.
I voted Hurricane Sandy. Was huge even here in Sweden!
Knew about 80% of the stories. Ended up voting Obama and gay endorsments. I quit liked that a offical person like him in USA would go out and say something honest from his own POV.
I was gonna vote europe greeks financial crisis, but then I tough to myself...They had it coming with the way they are running things.
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It's kind of hard to answer this without defining "Biggest."
I mean in terms of global importance, it would have to be the EU financial crisis. In terms of importance to the US, it would have to be Obama re-election or Hurricane Sandy. In terms of what story captured the most media attention in the US, it would have to be Treyvon Martin, though that's less important than your pink slime option.
[republicans]And HEY WAIT! Where's the Benghazi option. That's like more important than 50 watergates plus two hurricanes! [/republicans]
It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
The civil war in Syria must be the most reported news here in Sweden. Followed by the US election and the economic crisis in Europe. Most of those others things just blew over quite fast here.
If I was to rank them it would be like this.
1 - Syria war, feels like this is on the news almost everyday.
2 - Economic situation of Europe, same as above, reports on this is really common
3 - US election/Obama re-elected - It was a big thing
The nerve is called the "nerve of awareness". You cant dissect it. Its a current that runs up the center of your spine. I dont know if any of you have sat down, crossed your legs, smoked DMT, and watch what happens... but what happens to me is this big thing goes RRRRRRRRRAAAAAWWW! up my spine and flashes in my brain... well apparently thats whats going to happen if I do this stuff...
OP should've put "other" as the last option.