Breaking News & Entertaining Topics

A part of this writing class has been reading the New York Times regularly. It has been an interesting experience, taking some time each day to read articles from the New York Times and see what is going on beyond the boundaries of my life. I have to say, it has been a bit of a challenge, because it’s not something I’m used to doing. I have never been an avid news reader or listener. I don’t see myself as an ignorant, misinformed person, but I don’t know as much as those who go through multiple news sites each day just to keep up with current events.

Over the course of his quarter so far, I have more commonly just read stories that caught my attention rather than following one specific topic. I’m very sporadic in the articles that I choose to read. I usually read the big “breaking news” topics such as the presidential inauguration and gun laws. Beyond that, I browse through the different categories and open up the articles I see that have interesting topics. I keep up with all the big stories, but yeah, aside from that, I read about technology, health, style, whatever titles grab my attention first. Sometimes I only read parts of articles. If I don’t particularly like where the article is going, or if I am bored with the author’s writing style or tone, I go out in search of a better article. That’s probably not the best thing to do, and I’m reinforcing all those articles we read about living in an age of entertainment and constant stimulus.  I've probably missed so many other captivating news stories in the process.

Reading the New York Times has increased my desire to be aware of all of the things happening around me. Reading the New York Times gives me the opportunity to read works of authors who have many kinds of writing styles. Although it’s a hard thing to keep doing, I would like to continue consistently reading the news each day. I think it’s a great habit to get into, and I do sort of feel it is part of my civic duty to update myself with the news. I always felt so uninformed before, but to be honest, I lacked the motivation to actually go on websites and inform myself. I figured that news would just come to me. Which, on most occasions, it does, but like I mentioned in one of my other posts, I want to look beyond only the “bigger picture” and be aware of all the different types of news in the world and right in my city.  

Here are some articles I came across recently that I thought were interesting:

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