the news

I noticed that most people recieved their news from online sources. Most admitted to relying on social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and some blogging websites. A few did check legitimate news sites such as Huffington Post and The New York Times. Barely anyone got their news from tangible newspaper articles. It just goes to show how drastically the times are changing. Why bother with flipping through pages of a newspaper when you can get push notifications sent to your phone? You can even type in a simple google search and have the top story right in front of your eyes in a matter of seconds.

Bad news tends to be way more appealing to audiences than good news. Often times it's the gruesome and heart wrenching stories that break the barrier between news sites and social media. Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites often get people to look up news articles to find out what’s being discussed. Arguments arise from opinionated statuses and individuals are urged to research so they can put their two cents in so they don't look like a total (well, i'll let you fill in the blank).

WHAT WOULD THEY THINK:

·      Hedges would probably shake his head disapprovingly at me. He would feel that word of mouth or news from social media sites do not count on keeping one informed and he’s probably right. However, if you do look it up and form an opinion of your own I think it would be totally okay.

·      Sullivan would get most of his information through blogging. Many bloggers release different tidbits of a news story that covers the general idea. He would definitely search the web to gather ideas of his own to distribute as news.

·      Carr would be right next to me opening up tabs of Yahoo news