I usually get my news from the embedded newsfeeds of my Yahoo Mail account. When checking my email, I tend to first read the attention-grabbing headlines that rotate in a cycle on the main page. These vary a great deal in their focus.
The second-most common source of my news comes from word-of-mouth. As a bagel shop employee, I occasionally make small-talk with the customers to pass the time, and they, in turn, gather their information from sources including (but not limited to) the internet, provided via a wireless internet hotspot, as well as newspapers, all of which are available for free public use at the bagel shop. The newspapers we carry include the Leo, Velocity, The Courier-Journal, and The New York Times; wireless access points, on the other hang, unlock limitless possibilities for web searches. Finally, a bulletin board allows for local events to be easily displayed, yet another form of information transfer. The bagel shop is, therefore, a bustling hub of the news, both around town and in the world at large.
I generally do not seek out the newspaper as a form of news-gathering, while the internet is one that is very convenient given my daily routine. School requires frequent use of the internet. Consequently, I find myself searching the web more frequently than I did in high school.
In my place of residence, I ordinarily stray away from television as a form of entertainment. Instead, I watch it with friends, and while we do not watch the news all that often, we do watch amusing shows that sometimes mention world events; this could be considered a form of news-gathering. For instance, a comedian discussing the recent spike in tobacco product prices could be the first source to inform me of the new legislation.
That is part of the magic of the internet. You can learn about what is going on in the world without even setting out to search for it. Even the Google homepage could be considered a very basic source of news, as significant days in history are sometimes honored with specially-themed Google logos.
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College has forced me to use the internet a whole hell of a lot more, which in turn exposes me to current events. So i suppose college has helped me to gather news but I still don't do it nearly enough.
ReplyDeleteAt my old work we gave out Velocity for free, and when we were slow and I was bored I would occasionally read it. To be honest, I wasn't too impressed (which is probably why it's free). I think that the Leo is a little better, but for the most part it's hard to find good local news anywhere
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