In 2025, technology fills our day to day lives. Many platforms allow us to inherit and digest news on a frequent basis. We scroll and share with others constantly. Like most college students, my incoming source of news is typically through various online presences, rather than the newspaper. Why is this relevant? Where we get our news from says a lot about our individual beliefs, political stance, biases, and many other attributes. I hope you enjoy getting to know me through my top 5 sources of information!
Tik Tok
I use Tik Tok every day for multiple hours on end. This platform has allowed me to hear a lot of news that I didn't know much about. However, Tik Tok focuses on one individual's perspective and opinions when people, instead of news channels, are talking about current events. Today when I opened the app, I saw someone post a video they received from their husband. He took a video of the wildfires while he was at work, and the caption explains there was no evacuation plan. This platform definitely brings news into a reality and allows for coverage over things the media hasn't come forward with.
New York Times
The New York Times is a source that I get a lot of news from. I usually don't keep up with any news channels, but I usually do the wordle and connections. When I play the games, I usually see a story pop up underneath it and if it looks interesting, I will read. My uncle Martin previously worked for the New York Times, so I have always been very familiar with this news outlet. The stories cover lots of different topics and are extremely well written.
I get a lot of my news from Instagram. I find that this is one of the first apps I open in the morning and the most accessible. An Instagram post from a news channel is typically pretty short and cuts to the point right away which I really love. For me, this is by far the easiest platform to read and digest news in really short amounts of time.
NBC Connecticut
Every morning before High School, my mom had NBC Connecticut on the TV. I use this news channel to keep tabs on my hometown, seeing what recent crimes were committed and any accidents I should be aware of. My town is also fairly small, so I have known many people that made it onto this news channel. This channel allows people in Connecticut to travel safely and stay vigilant on things going on in the community.
Vogue
I like to keep up with fashion and certain people using Vogue. Vogue is a great outlet for me to keep up with what is still in fashion, upcoming fashion trends, people who have just accomplished something big, and other celebrities I am interested in. It is definitely my more superficial news outlet, but it feeds my interests and reminds me of my mother since she works in the fashion industry!
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