I hardly ever watch the news, maybe once a week, if that. I usually get information from the internet or friends who read the newspaper, so my sources are not as reliable as they could be. I think the main reason I don’t like to watch the news is because it is boring and sometimes depressing. Also, people are sometimes persuaded into beliefs because of what they see on the news. My parents, who live in a nice neighborhood about an hour from Detroit, are terrified that something bad is going to happen to me, because of all the crime that is shown on the news. The news anchors and stations want high ratings, and they know that millions of people aren’t going to tune in for a breaking story on a new way to prepare chicken, so they report on only the crimes and drama, especially in cities, because that’s what people expect to see.
My sources aren’t very reliable, because I wait to hear about something from something else. But when does the news directly affect your life? Hardly ever. This might be immature or irresponsible or whatever, but I feel like if the stuff in the news is important for me to know, I’ll find out about it eventually.
2 comments:
haha, I can relate with pretty much everything you said.
yeah dog. The news is like just like Eisenhower gossip....or student news - completely pointless!!!! Everything that was on there we usually already found out somewhere else.
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