Artifact #1

I think the Internet is a great source for news. The Internet is there 24/7 not just early in the morning or evening when people may not be home to see. TV news also has a boring vibe with me. Maybe the vibe came from when I was a child, but it just does not catch my attention not to mention its always talking about who was murdered in North City, a string of brake inns that are going on, or all the damage done by a storm that moved through. This kind of news depresses me and I wander what is going on in this world I live in? Then the clips are short, but sometimes too short and I find myself wanting to know more about a particular story and all of a sudden the clip is over. Where do I go to find out more? The Internet. The study does not say anything to this effect but, I think my view is similar to others my age. It’s a generational move from TV to Internet. While some of the older generations are also moving more toward the Internet for new, I believe a large majority will not because TV news is what they are used to and like.

Through the Internet I have more access to different kinds of news, not just the bias news of whatever station I am watching at the moment. If I want only to hear about humanitarian work going on in the world or if I want to hear about the genocide that is going on in Darfur I can look it up. Either way through TV or Internet it is hard to keep up with everything. When I am on the Internet I have a tendency to look up international news more and I lose what’s going on in St. Louis, when I watch the evening news I lose what’s going on outside of St. Louis.

All the Facebook and Twitter news feeds sound great, but are people really paying attention to the news feed or has it become, like the pop up advertisements that people ignore. I think it would be an interesting to see a research study done on what kind of news people look up and read. This study just made me think of questions.

Are people more interested in international, national, or local?
Since more and more people are moving to the Internet, more and more people have access to the Internet. What does the future hold for how news is mediated?
Does the Internet bring better news?
Does the Internet make it hard to find the news people want because they may have to sift through more stories to get to the one I want?
TV news can only cover so much, while the Internet is unlimited to what it can offer in terms of news. In the future will there be any need for TV news?

This study only makes me wonder what direction and how news will be mediated in the future. I have many unanswered questions, but they will be answered throughout my life.