My Classmates

From reading about where my classmates get their new I found one thing in common, they all have their own ways to hear the news but almost all of them are not personally going out looking for the news. Many of the people would see it on a social media site or hear it from a friend or family and then check it themselves. I also noticed that since people in my class are now growing up, they feel like they need to be more in touch with the news. Back in high school there was no need to be in touch with the news but now that we are in college we realize that we are so close to the real world and should know about it. People in my class use resources such as People Magazine, radio, friends, social media, television, and The New York Times. One resource that people in the class rarely use is blogging. This thoroughly surprised me because of how prevalent blogging is in our society. I also noticed that people would look to different sources when they are looking for different types of news. If someone is looking for personal news they will look to Facebook but if they are looking for more of a national new they will look to the New York Times.

To add to this discussion, Carr would definitely make the augment that Google is one of the reasons that we are not reading the news as much. Things such as Google allow people of this generation to wait to hear about what is going on in the country and the world and just a simple, “Google Search” will allow them to get a broad understanding of the topic. Also, Hedges would argue that the news that people read now must be gripping and entertaining. People are not going to read an article unless it is gripping, if we lose interest early than individuals will just move on to the next article.

All in all I have noticed that no matter what way people get their news, the Internet is becoming the main way individuals get their current events. Just by getting on the Internet you are constantly seeing the news whether it is on Facebook, a blog, online magazine, or the New York Times. There is always some sort of new that comes up online.