Usually I pick up a copy of the Daily Trojan before class each morning. I make sure to catch up on the Trojans’ athletic endeavors and the main stories affecting campus. Then, I read the inside page where the most important local, national, and international stories are summarized. When checking my AOL e-mail account, I often click on the stories promoted in the “Today on AIM” section. In these instances I only click on the news stories that interest me most. This generally consists of major national news, sports-related stories, and articles discussing economics. I get the rest of my news from conversations with friends and family. They tend to know what is of interest to me and fill me in on anything that they have heard in recent news.
Although I do not subscribe to a major newspaper, I am addicted to crossword puzzles. Because of this, I visit USA Today, LA Times, and the Chicago-Sun Times daily to complete their crossword puzzles. Sometimes a news story on the side of the puzzle applet will catch my attention and I will read the article online. I never actually purchase hard-copies of these major newspapers, though.
Living at the Radisson, the front desk offers complimentary copies of USA Today daily and I still choose to get my news from online sources or the Daily Trojan. Maybe actual major newspaper publications are no longer necessary?
My use of the newspaper is similar to yours. At school, I stick to the Daily Trojan, not having money to purchase a subscription to a larger newspaper or the time to read one. I simply read the front if it has any interesting articles, then look at the back page to see if there are any Trojan Football updates (starting quarterback selections and such). Then I take the Daily Trojan to my more boring classes (Physics and Computer Programming) and proceed to do the sodoku and crossword. The puzzles at the beginning of the week are easier than those at the end.
ReplyDeleteIt seems sad that I know more about the sodoku and crossword than the world news. A new medium for news needed....? I think yes.