Top 5 Sources of News and Information

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5 News Sources and Information

As an 18 year old girl, I tend to spend a majority of my time on social media and because of that it has become a key news outlet for me. When I think of social media the first two apps that come to mind are Instagram and Tiktok as those are the two that I find myself using the most. 

Instagram:

Whenever I am on Instagram no matter what I am looking at whether it be a story post or just my main feed on the home page of the app, I always end up finding out information I didn’t know of beforehand. This can range from something happening in the music industry, celebrity information, political information, etc. News outlets tend to post about their stories on their social media pages where I tend to be more of the time rather than on their actual website or app. Instagram helps me stay up to date with things I am interested in which benefits me because it is all located in one place that I tend to visit a majority of the time I am on my phone. 

Tiktok:

As many are aware, Tiktok is a newer social media app that has rapidly became a very popular app. With the amount of users it has brought to the app, it should be no surprise that it has become an app with a lot of information for people to watch and learn about. It doesn’t matter what the news is about whether it’s celebrity news, music industry announcements, political information, technology updates, new products, etc. this can all be located in short videos found in their app. I tend to use Tiktok as a main source for the information I look at just because of the convenience it brings. These short videos are full of viable information that I may be interested in and it leads to more peoples own input on these topics and expanding the information given when another person adds onto what the original post may have been about. Although the app sometimes appears as just a mindless scrolling tool that many teens and adults have found themselves falling down the rabbit hole of, Tiktok has shown that it is more than that as more and more news outlets switch over to Tiktok and share information with the users whether they follow their accounts or they happen to pop up on ones for you page. 

Fox News:

Fox News is a good news source that I tend to use when I am looking for something relevant within either political information or even just entertainment news. This news source not only gives you updates about world events, politics and breaking news stories, but also keep you informed on celebrity news information, sports games and music news as well. This is a good source for receiving information if you are someone that likes a variety of things and enjoys either watching the news or reading articles on information about what is going on in today’s world. 

CNN:

Growing up I would watch CNN10 in my history classes which gave me useful information about what is going on in the world today and did it relatively fast so I didn’t have to read articles or listen to the news for a long period of time. This source is helpful for someone who doesn’t have a large attention span but still wants to be kept up to date with events happening around the US. I found this helpful when I was younger because it gave me an insight on information I didn’t really know about and gave me a quick overview daily on what had happened within the previous days and gave me a start when it came to learning more about different news stations and platforms that are designed to fit peoples needs and wants within a news story especially when it came to attention span lengths. If you are someone who doesn’t like listening to the news for too long but still like to be informed on what is happening around us, I recommend CNN10.

ESPN:

As a person who loves watching sports and attending various sports games, I have found that the ESPN app on my phone has been a huge source of news updates for me within the sports world. If you are someone that is interested in sports I recommend using this platform as a news source because you can get updates and information on your favorite teams and players and have the app cater towards your interests within the sports community. It’s also helpful when you want to find out when specific games are being played or get updates throughout the games on what is going on throughout if you don’t have access or don’t feel like watching a game at the moment but still want to know what is going on.