How do you get your news each day? Be specific, please, with news sites/stations/papers you frequent, and/or media types. Do you find news on Facebook or other social media first? On TV news shows or satire shows? On newspapers or websites?
Feel free to write your answer as a well-worded few paragraphs that are comments to this post.
19 comments:
Being that at school, there are only certain hours for me to be able to get on Facebook, and I don’t have a Twitter, so I don’t usually use the social media as a news source. There was one exception to that, being that through Facebook, I found out about the death of Osama bin Laden, so there are advantages of getting the news through the social media.
However, because of the rare usage of social networking at school, this had me get to use other news sources. I would occasionally go to Yahoo to get the main topic of what is happening, but for more in-depth stories, I would go look at the New York Times online or Rolling Stone. In Rolling Stone, I would use that as a way of being informed about what’s new in pop culture and politics. Through Rolling Stone, I found out a story about a military team’s scandal that the Pentagon tried to hide, but was leaked through a magazine in Germany, then brought to the states.
As for the New York Times, I look at mainly world news and more politics in the U.S. I look at these two either online or on its printed version.
For television, I go mainly to CNN. CNN, in my opinion, is the most reliable news channel to get news from, whether on TV or online. But, for some comic relief, I would also watch The Daily Show with John Stewart or The Colbert Report, because those two shows would point out the flaws in politics and in the news being reported on the different channels (they use Fox News quite often for that purpose). Not saying it’s very reliable, but it’s a start for a comedic interpretation of what exactly a news reporter said.
As for radio, I don’t listen to it often, but I would on occasions listen to NPR. At first, I found it a little annoying and boring when my mom would put NPR on in the car, but once I started to actually listen, I liked what I heard.
So now, I'll get to explore more news sources such as the Washington Post and Fox News to see the different viewpoints of a certain issue or story.
As stated in the mini profile I wrote earlier in class, I am an active news watcher! I've noticed that being so entertained by the 6:00 news is sort of uncommon among my age group, but that adds to my rare passion for the media. I'll tune into Fox 5 News immediately after arriving home from school or an outing just to see what's happening in my community that day. My grandfather and I will sit and watch CNN, MSNBC, etc. for hours whenever he's in town, or vice versa.
I find the news the most enjoyable link to the media because it is up to date everyday and visual. Your able to catch a real glimpse of what's going on from the neighborhoods to the newsrooms. Hearing and seeing what the people involved have to say instead of just reading it is more interactive, and therefore more enjoyable for me.
Though the news is my favorite source to obtain my information, I find internet sites such as Facebook and Twitter quite convenient as well. Without even giving much effort to search for the scoop, it pops up on your screen immediately after signing in. After any type of significant event, especially pertaining to youth or the dominant group on that specific site, you can guarantee that the browsers will be commenting on whatever has happened.
For example, when the legendary humanitarian and pop icon Michael Jackson died two years ago, it was all over Facebook. I turned on the news as I surfed the web and was bombarded with statistics, facts, and opinions about the death for weeks. I even began noticing some quizzes and trivia games people were beginning to create in correlation with Jackson's death.
However, while enrolled in the Young Scholars Program, I plan to become open minded to more conservative approaches to news such as reading newspapers. This is because I wish to strengthen my comprehension skills and learn how to work outside of my comfort zone.
For most of my childhood, I would tune to NBC for news on the Today Show and Nightly News with Brian Williams, which aired every weekday at 6:30 sharp. However, I slowly stopped watching the Today Show after a majority of its stories were human interest stories that gravitated away from major political, economic, and social issues.
However, after I got an iPhone, I realized the incredible capability smartphones have and how fortunate I am to live in an era where practically anything one could ever want is available digitally. One of the first apps I got on my phone was CNN and later BBC. The notification feature on both these apps would send me a text message with a short one-sentence description of the story and would link me to the whole story if I was interested. I also try every day to read the front page of both CNN and BBC however being a high school student with boatloads of homework and extracurriculars, that sometimes isn't possible.
Over the past year, I've been increasingly using a site called The Daily Beast (www.thedailybeast.com) which takes the top ten news headlines of the day from a variety of sources and arranges them in an easy to comprehend format. My cousin, who will start her freshman year at New York University as a film and television major, showed me the site winter last year and I've been addicted ever since.
I try to look for unbiased news that takes what's important and not necessarily what's interesting for factual and timely information. I hope the Young Scholar's Program here at the university can introduce me to new sources during the three weeks I'm here.
I use yahoo as my main source for news or i just watch abc7 news. I use yahoo because it is my home page and seems pretty reliable I haven't had a problem with them yet. But if i'm not by my computer I watch abc7 news which comes on at noon, five o'clock and ten o'clock.I usually catch the five o'clock because I just come in from school. I never really watch it I just sit and hear some of the main stories.
Sometimes I catch some of the stories on Facebook like the killing of Osama bin Laden was all over people Facebook pages. Also, Facebook give little snippets of information which sometimes is what yo need instead of a report on FOX which could be 1-2 minutes long.But know that I am here I rely on CNN because they cover the major stories threw out the world.
In addition, sometimes I just search google for topics like the Casey Anthony case i searched it and found all the chargers that were against here. In the end, my main news comes from yahoo but i will use Facebook and google ever now and then.
My main source of news is Yahoo!, primarily because it is my homepage and also where I get my e-mail. Although a lot of the stories on Yahoo! are not very important, occasionally they will have one that I find very interesting. I also will periodically use other websites such as nytimes.com to discover what is going on.
Another way I find news is through television, although it is rare that I find out about breaking news through the TV. Usually the news I learn about on TV is either sports, when I watch shows such as Sportscenter, or local news that does not relate to me on channels such as ABC and NBC. Although these channels do have news that is not local and is actually very important, I usually know about it before watching the TV.
Although I do not use facebook or any other social media to find out about news, a lot of the news I hear about is through friends and people I talk to. Someone will mention something that happened that I had no idea about. However, this is not always a reliable way to get the facts on an event, so if what they are telling me relates to me or interests me enough, I will usually double-check what they say on the internet sites i mentioned before.
One flaw in the way i check news is that I do not read the paper often enough. Although the internet site of a newspaper will have most of the important articles, if not all of them, they are sometimes hard to find. I feel like if i read the paper more it might help me understand the news better than just using the internet and TV.
Unfortunately, I do not watch or read the news as much as I would like. My only direct source of information is Yahoo. Like most seventeen-year-old girls, I was more interested in the royal wedding than the growing budget crisis, making the somewhat frivolous Yahoo news perfect for me. It is out of pure curiosity that I even click on the flashing headlines while checking my Email; I never log onto my account with the sole intention of reading the news.
There are rare occasions where I pull the more interesting sections out of the New York Times. My father is a dedicated reader and I enjoy the Style section while he does not, so with a simple request he will surrender it to me. Besides reading the Times my father listens to many Podcasts, including This Week with Christiane Amanpour. He likes to listen to it while he drives so I pick up some of her stories when I ride in his car. It seems as if Podcasts are a growing media outlet.
Outside of mainstream sources, I gather general information just from casual conversation. When a topic arises that I do not know much about, I will inquire and learn from my peers. This happens most often at my Academic Bowl team practices because current events sometimes come up. The other students there are much more involved in the news than I am so they tend to be able to enlighten me. If it seems especially interesting or pertinent, I may even go home and Google it. Like the other bloggers, I did learn about the death of Osama Bin Laden on Facebook but that is the only instance in which I received news from a social networking site. Sometimes my friends post celebrity gossip, but I would not consider most of it news worthy.
I mainly access the major news stories of the day by watching cable news programs. The most reliable of these in my opinion is CNN, as their news is generally fair and unbiased, contradictory to Fox News and MSNBC, who too often mix their news reporting with their analysis and opinion segments. The most impartial journalists on CNN are Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer, therefore making me a regular viewer of both reporters. In addition to cable news, the Sunday morning talk shows, especially Meet the Press, are places where I go to find out the major news stories of the day.
Throughout the day I will also sporadically go online to either, CNN, The New York Times, or The Washington Post, to update myself of the ongoing developments throughout the world. These online newspapers are where I generally read the opinion columns, as opposed reading the actual newspaper. My favorite columnist is David Brooks because though I may not agree with him on many issues, his reasonable and non-partisan thoughts are refreshing in this increasingly harsh politically climate.
I never receive information from social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, because I don’t have a Twitter account and I feel the information from Facebook would most likely be coming from an unreliable source. However, I do have a CNN app on my iPod that does update me with news when I am not watching TV or online. This is how I found out of the death of Osama bin Laden, and from there I turned on the television to watch President Obama’s speech.
The rapid change of communication has given the general public many ways of accessing the main news stories of the day, and I am a consumer of almost all of these different methods. While I don’t currently operate a Twitter account, I am open to starting one to ensure that I stay well informed and am able to receive the most reliable information as quick as possible.
My main source of news has always been Yahoo! since it is the main destination for all my emails and it is my homepage. Sometimes the articles on the front page are irrelevant or just not important but you can always keep scrolling to the right and find new ones. Yahoo also makes it easy to quickly know what the article is about by putting a picture, a headline, and a small description.
I also use Facebook for news but it is more rare. Usually i see friends talking about a certain event that seems interesting and unheard of to me so i would google it and find out more info.Although facebook can prove a good source of news, it depends on what your friends are saying which is not always in your best interests.
A big part of my news is an Application for my iPod called Wash Post. it serves as a mini newspaper on my iPod and it is very convenient. I often use it to find out what is new in the world and what other things happen.
The biggest challenge with news is that sometimes it is biased based on the source. I can usually spot traces of bias in articles which would lead me to double check it with other sites or sources.
Last but not least the Television serves a minor role in informing me about things that happen in todays world since i do not regularly watch TV. Usually i watch Fox 5 News at about 11 o'clock and while it might not be breaking news, it serves its purpose.
Keeping up with current events is an important part of my daily routine. During the school year, I, along with my dad, take the forty minute drive to my school. On the way we always listen to NPR’s “Morning Edition” segment on 88.5 FM. I especially enjoy listening to NPR as a vital news source because they include stories that deal with the personal lives of people around the world, country and in our D.C communities. They interview particular families about their hardships, and through this particular family, the NPR news correspondents raise awareness about a broader subject that usually affects more people.
Besides actually enjoying listening to the news, another reason I listen to NPR every morning is because we often have current event pop quizzes in my history classes. My teacher would pull vital bits of news from the front page of the Washington Post and form questions from significant events. Though NPR and the Washington Post are obviously different, usually if the news was that essential, I would hear a story on it. But just in case, my classmates and I would hastily pull up “Today’s Paper” on the Washington Post website.
In the afternoons when my Dad would pick me up from school, we listen to channel 89.3 on the radio at 6 PM to tune into Amy Goodman’s “Democracy Now” program. I consider “Democracy Now” as an excellent news source because it addresses issues that are not usually focused on by mainstream news sources such as FOX or NBC. Since both of my parents are from Haiti, my family also tunes in to 89.3 at 10 PM on Saturday nights to listen to the Haitian news broadcast called “Yves D’Haiti.” This source is two full hours of just Haitian news which keeps me in tact with my culture! I trust sources such as NPR and “Democracy Now” mainly because they are non-profits funded by their listeners.
Since I am not in the car stuck in traffic that often during the summer, I do not usually keep up with NPR and the 89.3 radio news channels as much as I would like, but I do watch BBC news. BBC news is a great news source because it focuses on world events opposed to domestic and especially not local events. In order to learn about the events taking place around me I usually tune in to the FOX local news broadcasting around 10 PM. I try to focus on my preferred radio stations and BBC News for world events and watch local news predominantly for local issues such as violence, and of course the weather and traffic. I also enjoy watching investigative reporting shows such as “60 Minutes” and “20/20”.
Staying in touch with the world around me is something that I value and watching and listening to the news is a process I plan on practicing long into the future. I cannot wait to be able to be one of the people that supply this knowledge for others someday!
Depending on what kind of news, I watch either TV, read my local newspaper, listen to the radio, or go on the internet.
I primarily watch ESPN and read Sports Illustrated to keep me up to date on current sports news. Almost everyday I watch Sports Center in the morning and at night. However, I listen to 105.7 FM for my local sports news.
There is hardly ever a day where I don't watch, read, or listen to any sports media.
Besides sports news, I rely on "The Capital" for my local news around Annapolis and Anne Arundel County.
Hardly ever watching news stations like FOX or CNN, I turn to Facebook for politcal, social, and criminal news. Recently, Facebook has kept me up to date on current events such the Casey Anthony case, the death of Osama Bin Laden, or even the Republican potential candidates for the upcoming election.
The number one source from which I get my news is The New York Times website. It is my homepage, so every time I log onto the Internet I read the top stories as well as several articles from the Politics and U.S. sections. I largely use the Times to obtain significant breaking news from around the world and to better understand current events. For example, I recently read the biographies of the many G.O.P candidates to educate myself about the ideologies of potential presidents. I also often read The New York Post or The Daily News in print during baseball season to read the recap of the Yankee game from the night prior and to acquire news, such as injury updates or scores, from around the Majors (and because I like to save papers about the Yankees with memorable or clever headlines). After all, The Daily News was rated number one in New York sports coverage. However, unlike the Times, I mainly read The New York Post and The Daily News for entertainment rather than education – for example, although I hate to admit it, I often read “Page Six” in The New York Post, a section notorious for its celebrity gossip.
Furthermore, TV stations that I watch on a nightly basis include Fox, ABC, and BBC World News. I often watch Fox and ABC to learn about occurrences in the Tri-State area, especially in New York City, as well as to hear national and international news. On the other hand, I watch BBC to attain international news from a European point of view, which is often very insightful. Also, The Glenn Beck Program was a favorite of mine until Beck recently ended the show on Fox. Every night, my father and I would sit down together and watch the program. Debating with him about the topics of the show greatly increased my knowledge of politics, government, and world events. Although I did not necessarily agree with all of Beck’s opinions, I enjoyed contemplating his somewhat radical beliefs and analysis of news events.
Lastly, although I hadn’t realized it until now, I actually do acquire much of my news from Facebook. Many of my friends update their statuses to reflect their astonishments of breaking news, which often begin intense debate among Facebook users. For example, last week I first discovered that Casey Anthony was declared not guilty through the extremely infuriated statuses of my friends. It can obviously be concluded that Facebook has become a major source of news. Although it is not always reliable, Facebook’s social environment fosters conversation about current events. Furthermore, I believe that when people first obtain their news from Facebook, it then prompts them to gain additional information from legitimate news websites or stations.
Being informed by keeping up with the news is something that I largely pride myself on. Not only does it help me better comprehend the world around me, but also allows me to become involved in the conversation which will lead to a more promising future.
I don't have any specific sources that I gather news from. I mainly just watch television, surf on the net, read a newspaper, and listen to the radio in the car. Call me an average person if you want, but that doesn't mean I don't pay attention to the news. Gathering information about current events for me is like brushing your teeth in the morning. I really don't think about it too much, I just do it. I always keep an ear out for developing stories or important events.
During the school year, my newspaper teacher hands out articles everyday covering current events. This helps our class understand what's going on in the world so we can relay those issues to the rest of our school (through the newspaper). This was the first step to engraving the habbit of looking and listening for news stories.
Many people dislike new social networking sites such as facebook and twitter. I on the other hand, find them useful and efficient. Yes, we all know they aren't the most accurate sites and don't cover all the facts. But the sites do relay information across the world in an accesible manner in a matter of seconds. These sites are changing the way ppeople get news. Whether you like it or not, it's happening, so you should adapt. I applaud older people for staying current in today's fast-paced world. It's tough for them to change their ways to fit our generation, but it's definitely necesary. News in general is changing, and we need to change with it
My main source of getting news is through the television. I often watch the local news in the evenings to keep up with current news in my area as well as news from all around the nation. I also occasionally watch NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams because for some reason whenever I see him I laugh, so it's pretty funny. Speaking of funny, I've also gotten some news from watching the satire show Saturday Night Live. For example, one sketch about two thugs in jail taught me about the financial crisis in Greece and another sketch informed me about Julian Assange and the whole wikileaks situation. Of course after watching the sketches I look up the issues on my own and check facts, but I heard them there first. I also get most of my technology news from the show "Attack of the Show" on G4, which I watch almost every night and which is about the newest technology, videogame, and internet news. Most of my celebrity news comes from the entertainment channel E!, or from the homepage of Yahoo or Comcast.
Other than television, I get some news from the internet from various sources. A lot of the news I get on the internet is entertainment news, like about music, movies, fashion, and art, and I get most of that news from the many blogs I surf and websites I visit such as The Fox is Black, Details Magazine, Spout, Indie Rock Cafe, Interview Magazine, and Fan the Fire Magazine. As for legitimate news and current events, I get a lot of my online information from Youtube videos. I watch videos from known news channels like the Associated Press and Fox, but also from channels with live footage from foreign affairs and natural disasters like the channel citizentube, or channels which provide news with a unique personal perspective that makes them both informative and entertaining, such as the channels sxephil and WHATTHEBUCK.
As for social media, I have a Facebook but I don't use it that often, plus I usually know news before Facebook does unless its about my school having a snow day or something. I don't have a twitter so I don't get news from there, but I do know that useful little blurbs from news sources and political officials make news sometimes and I think it is a useful tool.
I do consider myself informed, but I would like to read more newspapers and trusted online publications that I can add to my daily internet surfing routine.
I mostly get my news from the newspaper (Washington Post). I find the newspaper very convenient and it is easy to flip through and find out about different events quickly. That contrasts to television because on most t.v's you cannot fast forward through the news and get a general overview of everything. When watching the news (Fox 5 News, CNN) you get an in depth look at every story with interviews and sometimes analysis, but it does not give you the same freedom as a newspaper to choose your stories and is also more time consuming.
I sometimes use Facebook to get the news, but I rarely get the news from Facebook because the news must be very major, such as Osama Bin Laden's death or people will not post it.
There are many different methods available to us today in our technologically advanced society to get the news. All have their positive and negative aspects but even with the growing popularity of websites such as twitter and Facebook, I still believe that the old-fashioned way of reading a newspaper is the easiest, quickest, and most thorough way to get information on current events.
I honestly do not check the news religiously (like I should). I am a social person so my source information is people. If one were to really think about it, people are one of the most reliable sources there is. People create the news, not the other way around.
Now I obviously do not talk to the people that first-hand see the events occur, but I do allow other people to read the articles first. If during a conversation an incident that was in the newspaper is brought up, then I know that that article is worth reading. I do not want to sound like a follower, but if many people think a conflict is important, it probably is. That being said, I do read my local newspaper (The Frederick News Post) in order to learn what is occurring in my town. My town is small, so rumors move rapidly. The newspaper helps decipher the legitimate facts from the petty gossip.
I prefer to learn the major news quickly, so I check my phone’s News application. It shows me a list of major articles and gives a small summary, that way I am able to choose what articles I will find interesting without reading all of the global newspapers.
To make my point perfectly clear, I do not enjoy reading full on articles unless I know I will find the news interesting or helpful. Many people might disagree, but some news articles are dull and mundane, making me feel as though my life is falling through the cracks of the words. I will contradict myself though, I want to read more newspapers and watch the news more often. I will try to finish a full newspaper, front to back, by the time these three weeks are over. After all, the news is important, it is information that people should know. If we did not have newspapers or radios or televisions, people would have a difficult time separating fact from fiction. Therefore, I- like many of us- should strive to squeeze time into our schedules and catch up on the news by using written and televised sources.
To be honest, I often feel as though I do not have a lot of spare time to read or listen to the news. This can probably be attributed to my lack of time management and faulted list of priorities, however I often feel that by the time I finish doing everything else I want to do, reading the newspaper doesn’t fit into my daily schedule. Despite that statement, when I am able to gather information on the latest occurrences (whether local or global), I usually attain that knowledge from the Internet, television, or a newspaper.
During today’s day in age, Internet is the fastest moving and most quickly evolving form of communication. New things are posted every second and can taken down just as quickly. Therefore, I find the Internet to be a useful place to quickly gather information and learn what I need to know. I usually acquire my news from msn.com, yahoo.com, or msnbc.com, because those are the pages that appear after I check my email, therefore they serve as the quickest and easiest places to access. Occasionally, I will go to newspaper websites for publications such as the Washington Post or New York Times, however that is usually not the case.
I also obtain a lot of my knowledge of current events from the television. Although I do not frequently watch TV, as summer has gone by I have found myself increasingly staring at the screen for hours at a time. Being a normal human being, I am impatient and cannot stand commercial breaks. Therefore I usually take this time to quickly watch some news and hopefully become more aware of the occurrences in today’s world. Because the news is usually short and gets to the point, I enjoy watching it due to my unfortunate short attention span.
Finally, I will occasionally look at a newspaper and quickly scan through headlines. I wish I read the paper more frequently, because it is a great traditional way to acquire knowledge and easy to flip through. Sadly, I often find it to be too time consuming and therefore resort to quicker easier forms of the news such as the internet and television as mentioned above.
Although many people seem to enjoy Yahoo!, I prefer Google for almost everything, including their news. Unlike other sites, Google does a good job at only including important stories. So instead of struggling to find the important stories, I can easily find the top news and read it quickly.
Most nights at 11 o'clock I can find my mother watching The Daily Show with John Stewart. Although there is a lot of comedy throughout the show and very little explained, it starts discussion within my family. I usually ask a bunch of questions that get me involved in current events.
Although Facebook is one of the biggest sites full of people, I rarely find worth while news there. Although occasional stories like Osama Bin Laden's death or Kanye West's tantrums find there way onto many people's statuses, rarely do I find anything with substance. The best thing that Facebook does for me is alert me when something huge happens so I can follow it up on other news websites.
Although these websites are my main sources for news, I am not dependent on any one place. I find my news on all sorts of websites and newspapers. When flipping channels I stop at any news shows that are on as long as they are interesting.
Post a Comment