Analyzing my media habits, I have learned that I do not have good ones. I only read the news when it is right in front of my face when checking my email on Yahoo, or on TV when I feel guilty about my lack of knowledge on a specific subject. Somehow I seem to think that Yahoo news is sufficient-- after all, they would not put up just any old random thing, right? If they did, it probably would not be as popular and it would not be put on the front page.
I think the specific resources that influence my media habits, are internet technology and television. I can honestly say that I do not remember the last time I picked up a newspaper and browsed through past the first page. I like to be "in the know" when it comes to politics, serious disasters, important issues among other countries, mass murder and major celebrity happenings, such as the death of Heath Ledger. After these subjects though, I am not that interested in what is going on. One of the main reasons I do not like to read the paper or watch the news is that every bit of information the media relays seems to be negative with no positives in sight. I feel news online however, tries a little bit harder to show some good or entertaining things throughout their presentation of the news.
The worst aspects of my media habits are that I only check the news when it is convenient for me to do so and when something looks interesting to me. If something seems mundane or boring, the best bet is that I will not read or listen to it. My best media habits are that I try to look through most, if not all of the headline news when I get the chance. I also try to learn about what is going on in other countries rather than just in the US.
Some steps I can take to improve my media habits would be to expand my "media horizons." I can try to pick up a newspaper every now and then and actually take the time to peruse the current news stories, not just the popular and exciting ones that catch my eye.
4 comments:
I am in the same boat as you when it comes to the news. If I pick up a paper, I will only read interesting articles. If I'm online I'll look through the news and really only click on something that catches my interest. I think this is a bad habit because we are creating bias on which kind of news we get instead of getting a little bit of everything.
I don't touch a newspaper either. Just isn't our generation. I glance at the front page of the newspaper like I'd glance at the front page of an online news website. Hit the facts, see a pretty picture and move on. I might be missing out. Who knows. I think I should expand my horizons as well.
whaddaaap! i didn't even read your post cause i already did my five but i thought id stop by and say whaddaaap! it's late and im going crazy. it's icing outside. i hope the roads are too dangerous for me to commute to school =) see you in class!
Same with me! I aslo check news on internet if I'm working on the computer. I never just go online to specifically read the news. The paper also puts the interesting articles in the front so it is kind of like the internet just not as convenient.
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