As they say in Sound of Music, "Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start." Before we can dive into all the ways that the media is affecting citizens and the political process or how much politicians and political organizations are trying to influence the media, we need to start with ourselves. What kinds of political information are we consuming? What sources do we use more or less? What do we trust? How does all of this affect our political ideology and our ideas about particular political issues? There is a lot there.
We know from many interesting studies like this one from Pew Research that people typically get news from a variety of sources using a variety of formats. We will explore what all of this means throughout the course. But first we need to analyze our individual media exposure. Please think about yourself during a "typical" week and try to honestly describe your political media profile using some or all of the following prompts to guide you:
- How much time during an average day or week do you think you consume news?
- What sources (NYTimes, Buzzfeed, NBC News, FoxNews...) and formats (TV, internet, radio, newspaper, magazine...) do you use the most? Are you a newspaper or blog reader, do you watch local or national or cable news, what channels, what radio stations?
- What role does the internet/social media play in the news you consume?
- How do you find news sources?
- What sources do you trust? Why?
Please note that this is not designed as as opportunity to brag about how much political news we watch or lie about how little we consume. It is simply a time to be honest so we can have a sense of what is out there.
Remember: Your responses should be approximately one long or two short paragraphs and no more (around 150 words). No research is necessary but think carefully about what you want to write and respond to the ideas presented on the blog, not the people. The goal is to use these prompts to start a dialogue that can evolve through the week. You should post your comment(s) by 8pm on Wednesday. Everyone should skim the discussion before class on Thursday.
On an average day, I would say I consume about a cumulative of two hours of news. This is spread throughout the entire day.
ReplyDeleteI have never been a fan of local news, so I try watching cable news. I enjoy catching (although not everyday) PBS News Hour.
I scoffed at the idea of receiving news from Facebook, until I checked my feed and realized just how many articles I find through various friends.
Another source, which is not uncommon for my age demographic, is shows like The Daily Show and Last Week Tonight.
I have recently gotten into listening to podcasts. I’m finding the podcast to be a great source for my news and I frequently listen to: NPR: Hourly News, Slate’s Political Gabfest, NPR: TED Radio Hour, On the Media (which I recommend for those interested in the media), Common Sense with Dan Carlin, and some nonpolitical podcasts.
In an average day I would probably consume about an hour of news, during the week I would say that number fluctuates between 5-7 hours depending on how much attention certain topics have gotten that it has sparked mine, or my peers’ attention.
ReplyDeleteNow that I’m back to cable being at school, I have been watching cable news, such as Al Jazeera America, MSNBC, etc.
Like the video we watched today, the fact that we don’t necessarily seek news out but they find us, definitely rings true to my life. I follow a variety of news sources on Facebook and Twitter and often times the stories that trend through the respective feeds, or are shared by mutual friends, are what initially grabs my attention.
I really enjoy reading articles online when I have the time, from a variety of sources, especially BBC. Sometimes I like to keep up with local news and have subscribed to sources like the Chicago Tribune.
To be honest from everything I have learned about the corruptive means of the media and ways in which things are twisted and distorted for political gain or masking of bigger issues, it is really hard to have full faith in any particular news source. I feel that sometimes they hold some truth as far as their coverage, but there are certain biases that often cloud the reliability of what is being conveyed.
When thinking about my own personal experiences in regards to the influences of media, the types of news coverage that have been exposed to me has altered over time and has also depended on which location I was in. I grew up in a very affluent part of Michigan that tended to have many Republican affiliated residents. Therefore, across many parts of town including bars, stores, and homes, Fox News flashed across television screens. It wasn’t until I moved to Chicago for school, a more Democratic affiliated city, that I heard many people complain about the heavy biases of the conservative Fox News and the liberal MSNBC.
ReplyDeleteConsequently, I have found myself going out of my way to watch multiple news sources, attempting to gain knowledge from all ends of the spectrum. Because this requires more time, I usually spend over an hour everyday watching the news on television and another half hour reading articles online. As I’ve gotten older, the influence of social media has skyrocketed. I tend to be more weary of the information I retrieve through these social networkings since everyone seems to have an opinion on everything these days. There have also been many cases where I have read an article that has popped up on Facebook announcing a large event or a death of an influential character that has turned out to be completely false information. Therefore, I tend to stay away from anything I find through Twitter and Facebook and try to stick with more credible online sources such as NY Times, NPR, etc.
As we discussed in class it is more prevalent for information to find me than the other way around, but because I don’t have the upmost trust for all information circulating within the media, I tend to do a lot of my own research.
If find it really hard to estimate how much time I actually spend consuming the news. First, it definitely depends on current events or specific agendas. Also, the access to news is nowadays very flexible, since you can watch TV, listen to the radio, or read newspaper online. Overall, I would say I consume between 11 and 16 hours a week of news.
ReplyDeleteBeing French, I mostly use French national sources, even though I keep an eye on other European or North American sources. Sharing the names of French newspapers, radio or TV channels would not be very useful here, but I can say I divide my time between those various formats. Among those, I especially trust the radio or certain newspapers, mostly because their journalistic ethics are less questioned. Regarding newspapers, while online versions are often more convenient, I do enjoy printed versions better. Social media, such as Twitter or Facebook, tend to guide me towards specific readings, through my following of numerous news agencies, channels or newspapers. However it is not my only source of information.
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ReplyDeleteI typically do not watch television during the week therefore I find it challenging to report how much news I consume within an average day or week. I believe the hours I spend watching the news is dependent on if there is an extremely controversial issue.
ReplyDeleteSo, I follow news sources on twitter in order to get quick updates “on-the-go”. I currently receive twitter notifications from FoxNews, MSNBC, and CNN. While some may not consider this to be the wisest way of receiving information, I can still open up articles, read them through, and catch up on any address I may have missed. This may also seem like such an odd grouping of news sources to follow, I am more intrigued by how each news station chooses to interpret messages and situations. I find it interesting that although each station may view the same speech given by a political actor, the reactions all vary due to bias. Thus, I personally find it difficult to find sources that I trust and have found myself jumping around to see what station, more or less, agrees with my views.
Over the course of an extremely average day I would say that I consume news probably for an hour or two at most. The vast majority is international news and topics pertaining to foreign policy but I have been paying special attention lately to the drama unfolding in Ferguson over the last few weeks. I rarely consume the news through the television, but I am a frequenter of the New York Times via online subscription.
ReplyDeleteAs far social media is concerned, it isn’t a source for the majority of news I consume but at times something of interest will be brought to my attention through Facebook or some similar outlet and I will do my own research on the topic. I locate the majority of the news sources I use based on their general content. However I am ashamed to say that I place a lot, probably too much, of my faith in credibility on word of mouth and popular opinion rather than any intensive research into the source.
As far as trusting these sources, I would say that I go into many of these articles with my own opinion on the topic and try to make sense of the overall truth within the content based on my own discretion. There is no real indicator of how much I trust the source aside from the popularity and vaunted credibility of the source, however I do tend to lean towards left wing new sources.
I estimate that I spend around two hours daily consuming news.
ReplyDeleteThe usual sources I get news from are apps on my phone and off my computer. On my phone I browse the BBC World Service app and have the NBC 5 Chicago app set to send me alerts. On my computer I have a customized Google News page and I read and watch a lot of Vice News. I also usually read the Chicago Tribune whenever I visit my parents. Usually the only time I watch TV news is when I am at the gym (usually CNN), with the exception of the Colbert Report and daily show which I watch sporadically.
My news consumption relies heavily on the internet and I use social media to keep tabs on my favorite outlets (i.e. the Vice News Facebook page). I generally trust the BBC and Vice News the most. I trust the BBC because of its nature as government sponsored but an independent corporation which avoids the usual pitfalls of for-profit media and state controlled media. I trust Vice News because their pieces are usually rather long and detailed indicating a great deal of research into the topic.
To be honest, I don’t really follow the news. I feel as if I am always not as informed as I should be. I spend about one hour per day consuming news. When I say one hour, I do include the time during which I watch television as well as the time I spend on social media, mainly Facebook. Facebook seems to be a source where I read all types of news, simply because my friends post articles and I find a lot of them interesting. I mainly use the Internet to get informed about news as well as television, so the traditional sources are definitely not off my list. I watch CNN as well as the local networks, such as WGN. I do not read newspapers and rarely read blogs. The Internet plays a big part in my news consumption because even when I do not want to read news articles and watch videos about current happenings, news gets into my field of vision. For example, I open up Yahoo in order to access my email, and news is right there on the main page. I cannot help but open up a couple of the links and see what is going on daily in the U.S. and beyond its borders. News seems to be everywhere.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to finding news, I simply search in Google. If I want to know more about something or someones or a particular situation, I Google Search it. I am one of these people that is not good with recognizing which sources are reliable and which are not. This is one area, which I need to work on. I usually decide that online news sources, such as the New York Times and Chicago Tribune, are certainly okay for me to trust. I look for a lot of research and fairly backed-up claims in my news sources. I do not trust blogs so much because I am left with the impression that there is too much personal thought and reflection along with personal beliefs put into them. Again, I do need to work more in this area of sources and their credibility, and even put some of my own biases aside as well.
My intake of news greatly varies from day to day. Some days I take in no news while others I read several articles, opinion pieces, and watch interviews with experts. The internet is the primary way that I receive my news, through articles read online or often discovered when they appear in snippets on my Facebook timeline. Mostly I read articles that appear from the New York Times, TIME Magazine (as I have a subscription), the BBC, NPR, Al-Jazeera America, and once in a while, the New Yorker. I also get a lot of my news from yes, I admit it, watching The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
ReplyDeleteI mostly utilize these specific sources because these are the ones that often have the most interesting analysis of current events (especially the humor of Jon Stewart) or more importantly objective reporting of the news. Above anything I search for the truth whatever it may be and whatever source may report it. Thus, I often prefer the sources that don’t have ties to major for-profit corporations or don’t have motives to create a profit and cater to an audience at the expense of good reporting.
I mostly utilize these specific sources because these are the ones that often have the most interesting analysis of current events (especially the humor of Jon Stewart) or more importantly objective reporting of the news. Above anything I search for the truth whatever it may be and whatever source may report it. Thus, I often prefer the sources that don’t have ties to major for-profit corporations or don’t have motives to create a profit and cater to an audience at the expense of good reporting.
On a typical day I take in about 2 hours of news each day, if not more. This comes from multiple online sources including: Twitter, Facebook, online articles from local news outlets, CNN.com, and NYTimes.com. Some links on Twitter and Facebook I do not trust, including many blogs because they seem to be totally outrageous and bias, seeking cheap viewership/traffic. I access the Internet on my iPhone and on my laptop in about equal proportions. Occasionally, about 2-3 times per week, I’ll watch CNN on the television. For a little comic relief, every week I’ll catch the Bill Maher episode on HBO. On my daily commutes I’ll listen to NPR/WBEZ for about 30 minutes per day, they seem to be the most trust worthy source because the information is relatively objective, the opinions more subtle, and they are not for profit. Internet seems to be my primary source of information, although radio and television are still relevant.
ReplyDeleteMy daily news sources included Aljazeera, NPR and the Daily Show. I also pick up on the occasional news stories from Facebook and Twitter. Conveniently, I read/watch all of these sources from Apps on my IPad. On occasion I’ll read local news, but that is mostly only for when I have a journalism class that requires it.
ReplyDeleteI read Aljazeera the most because I trust it a little more. Since it is not based in the US or owned by anyone in the US, I would hope that it is a little less wrapped up in the political and journalistic mess we have here.
I think the Internet plays a huge role in the news I consume. It allows me to have the freedom to choose what I watch and read, rather than having to watch the news on television, in which, the producers and anchors choose. This in turn definitely makes my political views more partisan because I will never choose to watch a source from outlets like Fox News. Also, social media plays a big role in discovering news that I would otherwise never search for. For example, a lot of Facebook friends and advertisements post news about celebrities and other Buzzfeed stories (because of Buzzfeed I found out Hello Kitty was not actually a cat, but a little girl dressed up as a cat… I was really bored over the summer).
I read about 3-4 hours throughout my day, mainly in the early morning and late at night. I use multiple sources such as New York Times, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Huffington Post, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. All of which I read off of the Internet, and while I don't read them all every day, it is only with event such as the Hamas/Israel conflict that I would go to all of these sources to cross check and understand to the fullest possibility. As for new on t.v. I only watch Daily Show, Colbert Report, and Last Week Tonight. I believe that the internet has played a huge role as to how we consume news and unfortunately as so social media. The reason I say this is because of sites such as Twitter or Facebook that would have captions "something happened, more info later" this just leads to speculation and misinformation, (and people fighting in the comments), it gets in the way of the truth and is just sloppy reporting overall. How I find new sources is I go by name at first, stick with the things I already could trust, but later on it would be through google or word of mouth, that was how I found out about Al Jazzera. I don't think I could ever fully trust a new source, which is why I cross check. Because everything is fallible and mistakes will be made, unfortunately this can breed misinformation and ignorance. A good example of this is Al Jazzera's lack of information on Qatar's migrant workers, because Al Jazzera is own by the state of Qatar. It's stuff like that, that will never have me fully trust new that is coming from the same place as the region it is happening in. I hope that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteI probably spend about an hour or two per day consuming news. I think I get the most news from online sources. Many times I will see someone tweet about a particular event and then I’ll google it or look on the Tribune’s website if I want to learn more. This happens on Facebook as well but I frequent Facebook much less than Twitter. I also receive daily emails from DNAinfo, which I read heavily. I’m much more interested in Chicagoland news. That might be bad because it puts me in a little bit of a bubble but that’s just what I’m more into. During the summer I worked for my suburb within the planning department so I tried to keep up with news in our local paper which is the Courier News. Other than that I get the news from TV only very occasionally. If I do turn on a news channel it is usually CBS or WGN. They are just what my parents have always watched and I don’t hear as many complaints of them being biased.
ReplyDeleteOn on average day, I consume roughly three to four hours of time observing various news outlets. The primary outlets to which I attain my news consist of CNN.com, BBC, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Colbert Report, and the Daily Show with John Stewart. Although the last several outlets are often categorized as being satirical comedy, I find that they present the news in a more straight forward manner than many leading news outlets. I feel that the internet has played a vital role in offering continual news stories that can be read, which was not always possible for previous generations. I feel that that being able to read the news is a substantial advantage over watching the news because it allows the viewer to establish a clearer, and more critical analysis of the material that is being presented. I feel that often times, news that is presented on t.v. or even online video can more easily sway the viewer through the commonly utilized emotionally manipulative tactics that news anchors often use. I find most of my news sources either on accident or through conversation. I feel that despite issues with polarization, CNN and BBC are the most trustworthy news sources available. However, I am always open to suggestions for less-biased and more credible news outlets.
ReplyDeleteI would estimate that during an average day I consume news for about half an hour.
ReplyDeleteMy main news source is my Twitter feed that I check several times throughout the day. On Twitter I follow media outlets such as NPR, the BBC, the Economist, NY Times, Huffington Post, and the Onion.
Occasionally, if I have a long train or bike ride I’ll listen to an entire segment of NPR broadcast. Rarely do I pick up a newspaper or news magazine. But when I do, I regret not delving deeper into news stories habitually. Social media plays an unprecedented role in my news media consumption. Not only am I able to share and follow sources that I enjoy, but I also gather information from my friends’ favorite new sources and am able to read and provide commentary on them.
Aside from NPR, which I have the utmost pride and respect for, I’m generally leery of other media outlets. While NPR is constantly checking their own arguably liberal bias by releasing articles offering a critical eye on their past reporting, other sources actually become stagnant in their news presentation to please a specific ideology.
On an average day I would say I spend about two to three hours reading about news in various forms. My main source of news is The Guardian and Vice News on the Internet, but I also watch programs like Real Time with Bill Maher, Last Week Tonight, and the Daily Show. Another major source I use for news is National Public Radio for local news and specific programs like This American Life. The Internet is the main format that I use to receive all of this information, but I don’t have any form of social media so I have to find most of this information myself or through a friend’s referral. I trust organization like The Guardian and Vice News because they seem to be some of the only organization that concerned with presenting fact based reporting without much spin. They always seem to be on the forefront of stories that matter to me around the world. Other organizations seem to focus on things I consider inconsequential for most of society and mostly feels like filler between advertisements.
ReplyDeleteI would say that on a typical day I spend roughly 1.5-2 hours reading and watching the news. On an average day, I will spend time reading news articles in the morning when I first wake up, periodically throughout the day when time allows, and then again in the evening before bed. Sources that I trust, and therefore follow and read, are Politico, BBC, NPR News, NBC News, and The Atlantic (among others). Most nights I try to watch Nightly News on NBC if I'm not busy. I've always found it to be the most reliable and trustworthy of television news broadcasts. I also like that at the end of each night's segment, they share a positive story and end on a light-hearted note. When 90% of the news these days is negative, that's definitely a good thing! As far as local news, I will occasionally tune into WGN to see what is going on locally. Social Media plays a huge role in my news consumption. I would venture to say that probably 80% of my news comes from Twitter and Facebook. I love the ease of use, the ability to follow news sources that you trust and believe, and also that you can decide if it's a story you're interested in by the 140 character headline. Like most everyone else, I think I use the internet as my primary source for news. Aside from catching a few television broadcasts here and there, it's all either coming from my phone or computer. I think it's truly incredible how easy it is to find sources, share stories via social media, inform others, and even comment and provide personal thoughts on stories others have shared.
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ReplyDeleteMy average consumption of weekly news has changed substantially over the past few years. Ironically, I watch less news today than I did a couple years ago. On average, I will watch the local nightly news a few nights during the weekday for about 20-30 minutes. However, a few years ago, I would absorb news by means of various formats. I routinely watched fox local news in the mornings and occasionally watched CNN. I also had msn.com as my homepage. Therefore, whenever I opened Firefox, I could see the current reports, whether it be about entertainment, science, or politics.
ReplyDeleteI would like to say that social media does not affect the news that I consume, but I use Twitter and it sends emails and tweets about people (even if I do not follow them). I also use the internet to access the online articles from newspapers such as the Washington Post and the New York Times for school assignments. I also sometimes use CNN. I find that these sources are reliable because they have been established for quite a while and are known as creditable sources. They remain professional, informative, and are looked to as the “go-to” source.
I probably consume 30 minutes to 1 hour of news on the average day. However, when I have some free time I might spend several hours on the internet looking at different news sources and reading articles.
ReplyDeleteI used to watch MSNBC/CNN religiously but after 3 years of political science coursework and learning certain information I have lost all trust in televised news (with the exception of 60 minutes and CSPAN).
The bulk of news I receive comes to me via email or twitter. For local news I rely on Crain's Chicago business, the Chicago Tribune, Occupy Chicago's twitter feed and as of more recently WBEZ 91.5's website.
I prefer twitter because I can receive news in real time from diverse sources and fact check the shared articles personally if something seems kind of fishy. I would like to share some of the accounts I follow on twitter ordered from standard news sources to more status quo challenging/biased/eccentric accounts. @AP @WashingtonPost @chicagotribune @ACLUohio @DARPA @RT_com @mouselink @rawdawgbuffalo @bobbyelectric globalresearch.ca
I usually spend about 1-4 hours reading/watching news a day or doing something news related like watching a documentary or reading something more in-depth. It really depends on the day. I usually get my headlines from Democracy Now each weekday, and if I have time I enjoy watching or listening to the hour long show.
ReplyDeleteTwitter is probably my main source of raw information. I basically follow every news source I come across on it, and I think that it is an amazing way to aggregate information because you can follow the journalist themselves, politicians, organizations, and anybody interesting you may come across on it. It’s incredible that now instead of visiting dozens of websites to get news and info you can now have 100s or 1000s in your own personal feed. I get practically all my news from the internet.
I don’t trust most of the main stream news channels and newspapers like the NY Times, Fox News, MSNBC, Washington Post, CNN etc. In my view these big media companies are just the public relations wing of big business and the Pentagon. I’ll check them out because what they say is more or less factual but it is the way that they omit information, frame subjects, and limit the range of the debate where they lie. Not to mention these news sources are often huge corporations or part of a conglomerate that is just selling your viewership to other companies. This is why I usually browse alternative news and then try and verify things. Some of my favorites are Democracy Now, Truthloader, Drudge Report, World War 4 Report, Alternet, Counterpunch and Antiwar.com. For US politics I like Politico, C-SPAN, and The Hill, and feel they give out clear cut information about Congress and elections. I also enjoy the business press because their audience needs to be given a very real and accurate picture of the world. For this kind of thing I usually frequent The Economist, Financial Times, and Reuters.
I consume the news roughly an hour a day on average. The sources I primarily use our CNN and USA Todays’ apps on the iPhone. I recall don't often watch the news on TV nor do I often read newspapers in print. I sometimes go on Chicago Tribune, New York Times, New York Post and BBC's websites to read the news.
ReplyDeleteI find Internet and social media play an enormous role in my consuming of news. Twitter is where I look to find the latest breaking news. I primarily use the Internet to access new sources. I trust sources that are widely circulated widely, though it is hard to find sources in this day and age without bias.
Coming off of a very busy summer break where I was working two jobs and taking a summer school class, I feel like I have been consuming a lot of “information” as it was defined in the Ch 1. reading for this week, but I do not feel like I consume much quality, factual, objective news. Also most of this information is consumed while doing other things such as driving, eating, or waiting for something, not sought out for the sole purpose of consuming news. The sources that I use the most, sort of in order, would be WBBM, NPR, PBS, links through facebook to various stations, “newsy” shows like the Colbert Report, and the Daily Herald. I mostly use radio format, WBBM and NPR, during my commutes. The second format might be tied between tv and the internet, with the last certainly being newspaper articles, which are usually given to me by my dad or grandpa. Facebook certainly plays a role in the news I consume, although I don’t really trust articles I see going viral or that have been shown to me via the Facebook algorithm deciding something was trending and I needed to see it. The sources that I trust are BBC because I heard in many classes that it was less biased, PBS for the same reason and also because my dad watches it a ton, and NPR, although I honestly could not say why.
ReplyDeleteOn an average day, I consciously consume about 1 to 2 hours worth of news; unconsciously, however, I am more than likely constantly consuming news. News and media are everywhere; it is rare to be without it, so I would say it is rare to not be surrounded by some sort of news or media to consume. The New York Times is my go to news source; it has been building its reputation for over a hundred years, and the reputation as one of the most prominent news sources in our country is a good enough reason for me to follow it.The internet and social media are key players in the news media today; most people, like myself, only access there news online, many of which find it through their social media accounts. I, however, do not often use my social media accounts to find news, but one can understand the major impact that is has on our news media consumption. Depending on what I am looking for, I usually use Google to find my sources. Of course the first site is usually Wikipedia, but from there, I go to the citations to look at the proof and look for the "credible" sources that we know and love. For my news, I tend to go to national newspapers, especially for politics.
ReplyDeleteI used to consume about 2 hours of news per day, now its barley 2 hours a week. I found out if you keep watching the news you’ll develop habits of consumption that the news tries to keep you on, which makes it hard to have dialogue. For example, FOX and MSNBC news viewers will for the most part each have a group view on domestic and foreign policy, and both will habitually watch the news to validate their views. And they will both have an apposing view come on to speak, which usually ends in mindless yelling on FOX news or sarcastic remarks on MSNBC. For me personally I watch and read a little of everything depending on the topic, I read the NYTimes, Foreign Policy, Huffington post, Haaretz, Aljazeera… and I watch (clips) of MSNBC, Aljazeera, CNN, BBC, Alarabiya and FOX (but I watch FOX for fun, I don’t take it seriously)
ReplyDeleteSocial media and the Internet made it easier for younger people to follow events and to express their views. When I “Like” a page on Facebook or twitter the feed from that page goes automatically to my wall, it knows my habits. When I look for a news source I’m selective from where I read it, if I want to know more about an issue I read about it from more then one viewpoint and compare. I don’t trust any mass media outlet, because they all have a filtration system some that are obvious, like FOX and RT and some that it takes a while to figure out. I’m more interested in scholarly research at this point
On an average day, I spend about 30 minutes to an hour consuming news. I do not believe I am as informed as I should be. It is inevitable that I come across the news on my Yahoo! homepage while checking my email, and I also receive updates on my phone from CNN news. My most used formats are Internet and electronic sources. I am more informed and will go out of my way to find other sources when there is an event or topic happening that I am interested in knowing more about. I signed up for a Twitter profile in order to follow news sources and have a constant streaming news update right to my phone, however, I got lost in the amount of news and found social media more difficult to stay informed. Out of all news sources, I personally find CNN to be most trustworthy because it gives fairly objective coverage of both US and world news.
ReplyDeleteOn average I spend between two or three hours a day consuming news. My main daily sources for news are Politico, The New York Times, Realclearpolitics and the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Because of the way that my schedule is structured, I tend to access these sources on the go from my phone. I also find other breaking news stories and interesting columns via social media, primarily on Twitter. I tend to really trust the sources that I read everyday, although sometimes I can be really critical of them. I trust these sources because I believe I have received solid information from them before. I also tend to look at sources that I often disagree with so I can try to have a better grasp of the arguments on all sides of an issue. Sometimes this practice actually leads me to change my mind on a subject, although this is extremely rare.
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