My Top Five Sources for News and Information

With the age of technology and having so many news sources at the touch of a button, it may be overwhelming to figure out where to find different types of information to stay up to date. Listed below are are my top five news and information web cites that I think give me a well-rounded perspective on the world!

1: USA Today 

I look at USA Today because it covers national news and gives more of a broader scope of topic and news reporting. This is helpful in times where I want to see what is happening on the other side of the country. I also think USA Today does a good job at staying more middle biased when it comes to reports about politics. 

2: Fox News

The second source I use is, Fox News. I mainly look at this source for political reports as they are known to be more right leaning and I think it is good to look at news media that fall on both sides of the political scale. 

3: CNN

In elementary and high school my teachers would play CNN 10 for our class everyday, so I have been familiar with CNN for a few years now. As stated before, I like to look at Fox News, in contrast I also look at reports from CNN as they are known to be more left biased and therefore, gives me the ability to compare their reports to Fox News and see what is consistent between both sources. 

4: People

I go on People mainly to view pop culture news. I think People has a lot of good connections that allow them to get inside views into events or interviews with celebrities, which I always find interesting. 

5: Instagram

Although, Instagram isn't an actual news station, it does provide information on friends I don't see as often and provides information more in photo form than in words. Instagram may not be the most reliable in terms of politics, but for the social aspect, I think it is very useful. 

To conclude, the process of viewing news and information has drastically changed from the way the generations before us have previously done it. Thousands of articles and websites are available at the touch of a button. While this age of new technology has many positives, it is important as media consumers to be conscious of the websites we are viewing and fact checking the information we view against other news and information websites.