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.
Hometown News: The town I grew up in isn't all that exciting I will have to admit. The only reason some may have even heard of Vilonia, Arkansas is the large tornado that hit a few years back that killed over 15 people and President Obama flew in to our small town. With a population of 4,650 there isn't much news to report. With that being said I decided to do a neighboring town that is only about 15 minutes from my house. Conway has a population of 66,426 and has plenty of news to cover. The Conway Police Department was finally able to find a man who was involved in a string of thefts that occurred August 17th through the 30th. The man was 23 year old Jonathan Tyler Christie who is a resident of Faulkner Country. Once in custody he admitted to stealing a multitude of items including two jet skis, two Honda four wheelers, a U-Haul dolly, and camping supplies. He was caught by Police after they were told to look for the silver minivan shown above that had been spotted ...
Hometown Feature News: Feature news these days revolve around the same group of issues. Simply put, our world is a hot mess whether it be natural disasters or inequality. The same issues are occurring around the United States how are different places handling COVID-19. The state of Arkansas has reported 616 new cases of Coronavirus reporting over 6,706 active cases throughout the state. Out of those there are currently 97 on ventilators which is 12 more than last week. Over the weekend 15 Arkansas residents died from COVID-19 and there were 59 new cases in Faulkner Country this week. Governor Hutchinson in his weekly coverage stated that "We continue to see good testing numbers in Arkansas. Our antigen testing has already exceeded our monthly goal and our PCR testing is on pace to do the same. The Arkansas Department of Health continues to do outstanding work in identifying and tracing COVID-19 across the state." Multiple news ideas have been exchanged about COVID-19 preca...
The World of Civics: It has been a very long time since I've discussed and learned about the topic of civics. I remember taking the course back in 9th grade. We learned multiple duties that involved important things to know as a citizen. We even had a mock trial where everyone was designed to teach us about the court system and your role in the judicial system. I believe that teachers should continue to teach students major points in the topic of civics. Civics is defined as the study of rights and duties of citizenship. I wanted to take a look at the link that Professor Reppert sent out on the young activist who is pushing to lower the voting age to 16. Tyler Okeke is 19 years old and is among a group of young people who have taken the initiative to protest lowering the voting age. For the longest time people ages 18-29 were one of the lowest voting groups but recently that has been on the rise. Especially throughout the past few months these young people (Gen Z) have been pushin...
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