Word Count: At least 400
Links: At least 2
Before you write, you should take this quiz from the Pew Research Center. Take note of how you did compared with the rest of the country.
I got them all right, so take that.
You've spent the last 10 days being exposed to news that comes from sources you don't typically consult. You've hopefully learned something or evolved in your way of thinking about news in general.
When you think back on your experience, what conclusions can you come to about;
- The purpose or biases of your news source,
- The point of news,
- The importance of news,
- Your attitudes toward news,
- Whether you'd keep looking for news,
- Where people should look for news,
- or anything else.
Once you've thought about your own reactions, take a stab at one of the questions you came up with as a group at the start of last week. What meaningful conclusions can you come to?
Why does news matter?
Why is news so depressing?
Why is “cute cats” news?
How much of news is entertainment?
Who defines news?
Are you better off if you’re up to date on news?
Are you worse off knowing?
Why are there so many places to get news, why not narrow it down to five?
Does anything change when you’re looking at news?
How does news make you feel?
How does it benefit you?
How can you make others better through your knowledge?
Why do we get so interested in things that are none of our business?
