Despite being a Journalism major, I must admit that I don't read the news as regularly as I probably should. I feel kind of guilty about this because I feel as if I should be reading the news religiously or something. The thing is though, I don't really always have the time to sit down and read an article unless it really interests me. Because of this, I tend to get my news in short, quick headlines.
I get most of my news from Twitter and just reading the tweets, but not actually clicking the links. The news sources that I follow are The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, WMUR News 9, and several other New Hampshire newspapers. I know that I should probably be reading the news more and staying up to date with what's going on in the country and in the world, but skimming through these headlines keeps me at least somewhat in the know. I also get a good amount of my news from the MSN homepage on my computer. Once again though, I only tend to read headlines.
I would really like to start reading the news more and becoming more aware of what is happening in the world around me. I think it's important not only as a Journalism major, but as a member of society. I have been trying to read The Boston Globe more since I have the subscription through UNH but I usually read only one article and then I'm done. I would like to start carving out some time each day that I dedicate to reading it, just like I do with the novels I read.
I think the reason I don't like to read the news as much is because I don't think I want to be the kind of journalist who writes hard news. I prefer magazines and human interest type articles, or issue stories. I would really love to write for a women's magazine. At the same time though, I do enjoy writing news stories and I think it's important to stay in the know.
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