Everyone has a different definition of news whether it be sports, celebrity, or world events. News is defined as "newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or important events." Something I didn't learn until this week is what news is short for, notable events, weather, and sports. News varies from day to day but all anyone can talk about currently is politics with an upcoming election. The sad truth is that in today's society people around my age don't get their news from news networks. Let's be honest sometimes news can be extremely boring and newspapers are old news. News networks are learning how to adapt into a constantly evolving world of technology.
Video apps like Snapchat and Tiktok are bringing news to the younger generation in a creative way. Some news sources like E! and NBC have both started a snapchat subscription where they go over important events in a quick fashion. I think that NBC's Stay Tuned hosted by Savannah Sellers, Gadi Schwartz, and Lawerence Jackson does a great job of bringing news to a younger demographic. They cover major political stories and other happenings around the world. E! does a snapchat short called the Rundown hosted by Erin Lim, that specifically covers stars that are relevant to a younger demographic. I know people my age are very media focused which is why getting creative with news has become so important .
Major news sources right now are having quite the busy schedule, after all it is 2020. From covering wildfires, elections, protests, and double hurricanes there is plenty to cover. Now it is as important as ever to watch news or check the internet to stay up to date. However, the upcoming election has taken the spotlight of news networks around the country. The issue with watching news during an election year is trying to find unbiased information and staying away from 'fake news'. CNN is a very popular news network but heavily favors the democratic candidates. Hints why they are always covering anything that could slander Republicans. Of course there are other networks like Fox news who are quite the opposite leaning in favor of Republicans and current President Donald Trump. This is where I personally think the definition of news has the line blurred. How are you supposed to trust any news being delivered from networks that favor one political party over the other. The favoritism causes viewers to see things strictly one way and think negatively towards the other.
There may be a definition of news but does it pertain to what we call news these days? Trying to find a fully trustworthy news network is proving more and more difficult. I cannot even imagine the effects on new young voters possibly being swayed by the media. How we gather our news has continually evolved. Relying on social media for your news information is becoming more popular as news networks adapt. For example, like I mentioned above creating short Snapchat segments to quickly grab attention of and inform users of news happening around the world. The major issue is trying to separate real news from fake news. It's hard to trust anything you see online these days so much can be fabricated. Just like the picture above says "The Divide-and-Conquer Strategy" will continue to cause news to favor one side and hate the other.
Life of a Photographer: I have mentioned a few times that one of my passions in life is photography. Throughout these past few weeks or so my photography business has been quite busy. From taking birthday photoshoots for fellow teammates to couple shoots for Christmas cards it has been a blast! Now the weather plays a key roll in shoot times and ideas. Living and working in Arkansas you never really know what the weather will be like. Something that I believe proves this is a shoot I did two weeks ago where it was warm enough for me and a client to get in water for some amazing photos! This shoot idea was one I had been dying to try out and finally got a client excited for the idea! Funny enough I had to convince her that there were no leaches or giant carnivorous fish swimming in extremely shallow water. Working with couples is probably one of my favorite things to do as a photographer! I love getting to know clients and their stories. This couples has been together for five ye
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