I’m kind of a news junkie. Are you too?
How do you stay informed with news and current events?
Here’s what I do not use
- TV: I am not a TV person. In fact, I despise TV. It’s my personal opinion, but I think TV makes people unproductive and less creative.
- Radio: I’m not a radio person either. Often times casual carpool cars will play NPR which I respect. I prefer news over music. Music is so personal and it’s strange starting your day by listening to someone’s selection of hip hop or country or gospel.
- Social media: Contrary to my use and following, I do not use social media to stay current.
Here’s what I do use
- Apps:
- I’m embarrassed to admit this since I’m not a fan, but I do click on the News app of my iPhone several times a day. I need to stop because I feel like it’s badly curated.
- News digests via email. Here are my favorites:
- Need 2 Know: Headlines and only a few sentences at the most. I appreciate the brevity.
- Next Draft: A little more involved with a multitude of links, written in a sarcastic style.
- NYTimes.com: Hands down, the NYTimes is my favorite site for comprehensive news coverage. Hence the daily email. They also have a California Today edition.
- Quartz Daily Brief: Of all the news digests, this one has the best international coverage. They also tend to have interesting random tidbits that I sometimes tweet.
How do you get your news? Would love to know if I’m missing anything good out there.
I admit I don’t read enough anymore about the news. When I was younger, I used to read the local newspapers as we got it delivered, but with the advent of the internet and less and less being written in paper format, I slack reading it. I mostly stick to either CNN or local news channels on TV in all honesty. But will have to check out a few you have shared above now.
Cassidy blasts the TV news and my office is above the TV so I’m often hearing it even when I don’t want to! Social media has news that spreads like wildfire, but generally I go onto reputable sources after that!
I will occasionally tune into MSNBC or CNN to get updates on a particular story. I do listen to talk radio a lot. Here in Chicago, we have WGN talk radio which is, fo me, a great balance of hard news, local flavor and social commentary. Outside of Chicago, I tune into NPR. My favorite online news source is the LA Times. Admittedly I’m a bit biased, though, since my sister-in-law is Deputy Managing Editor of digital content.
I’m really not much of a TV person either… in fact, I kind of hate it. Unfortunately, my bf is a BIG TV junkie and will watch just about anything that he deems of interest (car shows, history channel, socioeconomic/political shows). I suppose that most of it isn’t terrible, but sometimes just the noise of the TV in the background grates on my nerves.
I always turn to the internet (and often social media, since it is where I spend much time for work) for news-related content.
I listen to the news on the radio at work and every time I log onto the internet I see a headline or two. Each night I read all the updates to blogs I follow on Feedly. My husband watches The Nightly Business Report every night, so I usually catch a story or two there. On Sundays I read the Milwaukee Journal, but this is more of a relaxing habit than a source for news.
I get updates on my phone from the USA Today and AP. Also, I follow a couple of local TV and News station on Twitter. I also get the SF Chronicle. If I have time I watch Democracy Now and sometimes will check out the Daily Rushbo (Rush Limbaugh). I try to follow all sides (Left and Right) of the news to see what is going on in the world and get a balance view.
It’s not something I openly admit, but there are several times I’ve heard Milo Yiannopoulos speak and considered him thoughtful and persuasive.