Are We All the Same?

After reading through my fellow classmates’ blogs about their news habits, I have come to the conclusion that most of us do not read up and familiarize with the news as much as we would like. First of all, it seems to nearly be unanimous that the use of the newspaper is being phased out of our choices as a method of obtaining news. The newspaper is just too time-consuming of a process for us to handle because we have been spoiled by the luxury of the internet. There are still a few people, however, that enjoy sitting and reading the paper on a regular basis. It seems as if the majority of my peers obtain most of their news from a combination of word-of-mouth and the use of the internet. Most of us hear about different situations from other people, and then later will go to the internet to get the rest of the story. Few of us listen to the radio or watch television for news on a regular basis, but there are still some that appreciate this way of being informed.

Someone may then say that based on the personal accounts of my peers and I about the way we obtain news is proof of decrease in civic literacy. It may seem to be true, but I think differently. I just think that we are at a certain point in our lives where we have too many things going on to concentrate on the news. We are around friends, we have studying for classes, as well as other responsibilities of living without parents, etc. I believe that this is why many of us wish that we were more up-to-date with the news, but we still do not search very frantically for it.

I am sure that Hedges and Carr would look at all of this negatively like they always do. Sullivan would probably be sympathetic and understanding toward our situation.