Blog #1 - News Sources

 Although I believe it's important to stay current on current events, I find it interesting to learn about what's happening today. But it also terrifies me most of the time on what's happening in our world. It gives me lots of anxiety and most of the time I try to stay clear of watching the news. From past experience, I grew up in a household where I would wake up in the morning hearing my dad yelling at the news channel on TV. He always had his personal beliefs and made sure everyone knew about them. So, the news and current events weren't my favorite things to watch or learn about. But if I were to learn more about current events and what’s going on in today's world, here are my top five news sources:

1. Fox News is one of my top news sources to read and listen to about current events. I grew up listening to Fox News and trust the information presented to the channel. It's nice because along with having the news articles of different events they also have videos of their speakers talking about the events. So if I don't have time to read about the current event, I will listen to the video. Another reason why Fox News is my top source is because they offer a wide range of differnent categories as well like, beauty, sports, and lifestyle. 

2. Instagram is one of my main go-to's for looking at current events and what is happening around the world because I follow Fox News on Instagram. They will post a picture with a leading caption and if it's something I am interested in, I will go to Fox News to learn more about the event. Instagram also has a wide range of different people with their own opinions on current events. It's interesting learning their side of the issue and where they are coming from. I also follow tons of different sports channels that help me stay up to date on my favorite sports teams. Instagram is a great source of news because it shows a general idea of what's happening by posting a picture with a caption of the overall issue. But if you would want to learn more in depth about the issue I would then turn to a news channel.  

3. Pardon My Take is my favorite podcast to listen to when I want to learn more about what is happening in our sports industry. It's hosted by Big Cat and PFT; their commentary is so funny to listen to and they give great input on sports intakes. It's a great source to listen to when you're driving to work or walking to and from class. It's nice because they are a podcast and you don't have to read anything. It's one of the top-ranked sports podcasts through Apple podcast and Spotify. They are typically between 90-120 minutes, so they are a bit long but I definitely recommend their podcast if you are into sports like I am. 

4. TikTok is a great platform to get insights on what is happening in today's world because sometimes I have a short attention span. This is basically what TikTok is for, it gives short clips of all kinds of different videos and only about 60-second videos each. News and current events pop up on my feed a good amount of times, and it's nice because they will be accounts from the direct news channel or videos of different people's perspectives on the event. Again it's nice because the videos are not long but instead of reading an article that could take a few minutes. Watching a short clip will give you almost the exact information a news article would. 

5. Peers is finally the last source that I would go to for current events. This could include my classmates, family, or friends. Not saying my fellow peers is a bad source because I like talking about the news and understanding their point of view. I think peers are a good source because you could have a conversation with them on why they are thinking that way, and ask them questions. You get to have that face-to-face connection which is very helpful when trying to understand things better.