Where do you go for your news?
@anotherxidentity (1434)
United States
April 29, 2009 10:03pm CST
So I'm doing a project for my media writing class and its all about where people go for their news and how therefore we need to change the way we do things as journalist in order to get all the audience that we can.
So to get some ideas I'm asking the mylotters here where do you go for your news and why.
Do you ever read a print newspaper? Or is network news still a big thing? Is it all online? Do you have certain blogs that you go to for certain topics?
And how often do you actually search for news - and is it because you want to or is it because you heard something so therefore you are going for more information.
Thanks!
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14 responses
@KupoSin (680)
• United States
30 Apr 09
most of the time i watch tv for the news. world news to be more specific. im usually not too interested about local news, but i do try and stay informed.
sometimes i go on cnn.com to read on the headlines. but i also learn a lot from a friend who reads online newspaper sites daily
@anotherxidentity (1434)
• United States
30 Apr 09
Thanks for much for the response!
Quick question though! Is there a certain channel you choose on the TV and is there a reason behind it? I know some people choose their channel due to political affiliation but I was just wondering since a lot of times world news tends to be a lot more political than local news.
@KupoSin (680)
• United States
30 Apr 09
usually ABC news or NBC. i watch world news with Gibson and 60minutes. these two are very informative and intresting. i also watch the local news sponsored by these stations
i tend to stay away from FOX news mainly because they always seem unprofessional and goofy all the time
@lexus54 (3572)
• Singapore
30 Apr 09
I rely on three main sources for my daily news. The first is the print media. I subscribe to two newspaper publications and will read these first thing in the morning at breakfast. That gives me a good summary of what has happened locally, regionally and in the world the past 24 hours. In the evenings, I will hear the news on television on what has happened during the day. In between, if I am interested in updates, breaking news or the latest happenings, I will normally browse the internet to sites that dish out news reports like CNN, CNBC, BBC, Channel News Asia and AsiaOne. Using all these three sources in tandem give me a very good up-to-date grasp of the major news events happening around me locally and elsewhere.
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
1 May 09
Everyday i read newspaper in the mourning and watch news program at night. This way i keep inform myself about the happening of the world. Seldom i search news on the net for when i am in front of the computer i started working already. I think i have enough information of what i wanted to know by just reading and watching news.
@theweerouss (982)
• United States
30 Apr 09
I tend to use the internet as my biggest news source. I check cnn.com, wsj.com, msnbc.com and local newspaper sites to get my fill each day. I don't have a print newspaper delivered to my house because I don't usually live in one place too long. I would like to be able to get a physical paper each day though, it's just more convenient to read stories online at work.
@anotherxidentity (1434)
• United States
30 Apr 09
Is there a certain physical paper you would actually want though? Like would it be more the local paper or would you rather have a more national newspaper like the New York Times etc. to read.
Thanks!
@asweetie (1187)
• India
16 Nov 09
hi another,
well news is an important thing and i like to listen to news and read it too but i never check news online. I would read The daily newspaper and we have suscribed to the Hindustan Times and i love its sports section and HT City. Also i like to watch TV news channel and there are countless channels in India which are only news based and show nothing else. Online no unless i find some article interesting enough in daily Paper then i go to its online site and send to all my friends.
@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
30 Apr 09
I will usually go online and read my local newspaper but there are a lot of times when it doesn't have as much of the local news as i would like so there are times when I will just go onto my local news channel to catch the rest of the news.
If I wanting more of world news I will go onto MSN or some place like that and then for celebrity news I like to go onto TMZ.com or perezhilton.com...they always seem to have the most up to date news.
@anotherxidentity (1434)
• United States
30 Apr 09
For you - what are you primarily interested in? Is it more of the celebrity news or it is mostly world news?
I know one of the things we were learning in class is about how fascinated people are with the lives of other people which is young the newer generations sometimes can't tell you anything about what is going on in the world, but can tell you a ton about what is going on with certain celebrities.
Also - with perez hilton - do you see him as a legitimate source, or do you try to check other places to see if what he is saying is completely true?
@dentonbecca (38)
• United States
30 Apr 09
I think that print sources are important in maintaining a true democracy.Having said that I usually rely on cable tv for my news.The only problem is I have to rely on several different sources to have a truly balanced view.
@moonchild1au (6237)
• Australia
30 Apr 09
Most of the time I watch the 6pm news. Sometimes I read bits through msn or I go to the specific website if I want to read/know more about the story I saw on tv
@jenna44288 (52)
• United States
30 Apr 09
I actually enjoy watching the local news, and CNN sometimes.
I do not read the newspaper often, nor do I favor any blogs, etc...
I search for news only if something interests me and I am in search of more info on it...
Good luck with your project!
@gmkk1986 (471)
• India
30 Apr 09
I mostly approach newspapers as its available every day morning. After that I watch and approach TV for live news and the updates. Its very hard to get the true news from a particular source. We must take all the aspects to reduce fake information.
Internet may also provide wrong info in some cases so I approach only in some case to get info from websites.
@jellymonty (2352)
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30 Apr 09
I usually go online for news, as thats where I spend most of my time. Sky news and BBC news are where I get main news headlines for the day. When I was commuting to work I would pick up the local paper for the news but now I work from home so I don't read the paper much so I get everything online. Usually BBC as its the most accurate news channel and not biased like CNN or FOX.
@CHORES (229)
• China
30 Apr 09
I usually watch TV.Beacuse I think News on TV has been strictly elected,I can have a brief idea about what happens today.I sometimes read print newspaper.I don't like news on the internet.Sometimes inorder to attract viewers,they just put some gossip news in front.
I seldom search for news.I'll do it if I really want a compelet understand.
@monica058 (83)
• Philippines
30 Apr 09
I usually go online for news. Sometimes I also watch TV and listen to the radio... but I only do the latter when my parents are doing that too. Haha! I don't usually search for news. My parents are the ones updating me with the social happenings here then I search for them in the internet.
@sophisticated_boy (1457)
• Indonesia
30 Apr 09
I still reading newspaper everyday. Cannot lose the habit until now. But I do look to the news website for updated news. Usually open local news website detik.com and because I work in financial industry, opens financial times, yahoo finance, bloomberg, etc