Blog Post #1: Top 5 Sources of News and Information

In today's world people can get their news and information in a variety of ways. With the advent of technology and social media in particular it has made it both easier and harder for people to receive accurate news information. At the tap of a finger anyone can spread any kind of "news" they want online whether it is accurate or not. Also another thing when it comes to news is for the most part everyone reads to hear about the bad stuff that happens, I try to find news that is positive sometimes because there is good in the world.

1. Instagram

For me Instagram is one of the main sites that I find a lot of news on because it is the social media that I am on the most. Almost all the big companies and news organizations have instagram accounts that they post any type of news on just because they know a lot of people will see it this way. When it comes to Instagram you have to be very careful because people post false news stories all the time just to start problems, so I tend to only take it serious when I see it come from verified accounts. 

2. Bleacher Report

As a sports media major sports is a huge part of my daily news. Every day I am looking through articles about the games from the night before along with the behind the scenes news that comes out about all of the teams and leagues. Sports is the news that I care about the most and Bleacher Report does a very good job of reporting and getting articles up of all the sports news as soon as the information becomes available.

3. YouTube

I watch plenty of Youtube videos a day for my personal entertainment. But every day I click on the news tab and I watch a video on something going on in the world. When I look at these videos I try to learn something about the world around me and to always be curious. 

4. TikTok

Tik Tok is starting to become very similar to a social media platform like Instagram for example. Companies have realized that they can reach a wide range of people on the app so now they along with everyday people will post news in short video clips about what is going on in the world.

5. My Dad

My dad sends me news articles multiple times a week. He tells me to "be aware of the world around me" consistently and he feels the best way he can do so is to text me articles to read. He sends me news articles along with a message about how it could affect me or how to avoid being in a situation like someone in the article may be in.