New York Times Observations

Recently I have been reading stories in the New York Times. So far, I have mostly just been sticking to the stories on front homepage, but I hope to venture further in depth throughout the newspaper. Most of the stories that I have been reading are mostly political, such as what is going on overseas, healthcare, and vaccinations for the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus. As I said before, I have been reading these stories because they are the first stories that I see when I enter the website. It is not that they really catch my interest, but they are obviously important, so I read them.

As I keep reading the New York Times, I hope to get into more of a variety of stories. I hope to use the sub-categories to find things that interest me more. Typical categories that I may eventually search through would be science, technology, music, and sports. At the same time, I hope to still read about political issues that are important in our world, because I realize that they are important but they do not catch my interest.

I have not been reading the New York Times quite long enough to say that my attitudes or views have changed, but I feel that if I can make it a habit of staying updated, I will gain more intelligence and will be able to relate more clearly with other people. It will allow me to interact with people in a way where we can both talk about something that we have heard, and be able to discuss it thoroughly.