When I think of news, I think of information on current events. When looking or analyzing the news I am often doing so to make myself up to date. I want to know what is going on in the world, therefore I watch and read the news. I do not read/watch the news to find interpretations on a situation. I want to know news about factual information, statistics, and headline events that are taking place. Wtching the news I rarely care about others opinion and I take in the information to simply form my own. Another's opinion on a situation will rarely vary mine, however, facts and statistics can easily vary this. In other words, I will not use the news to take in other's opinions, though I may use it to form my own. In addition, I will also use the news to settle an argument. There is no better way to settle an argument than with the use of facts and statistics.
There are many specific criteria when it comes to considering reliable news. As with Wikipedia, I believe reliable news contains no opinion and is stricly factual. When news contains personal opinions, the information becomes one sided and ultimatley suspicious. When I think of suspicious informaiton I think of blogs and possibly news sites that are more uncommon. Reliable news has to source there information if it is not discovered or posted live by them. For example, Fox News on TV will hardley source thier information becuase they personally recieve it themsleves. If this does not occur, then the news should be cited by whom ever is presenting it. This will let readers know the information is true and the presenter has no problem saying where they got the information. I also believe presenting the information in an organized manner will also cause the news to seem more reliable.
Analyzing and thinking about "news" causes one to consider what it really means or is used for. As stated earlier, I think of news as information on current events. When the event becomes history, I then lable the "news" as infomation. One can also first think of the word "new", in that it means something that is not old nor in the future. This word literally means current, happening now, and is someghing that many may not know about. In turn, the word "news" causes me to relate to the same concept and think of news as information on current events. In addition to my meaning, I believe news should contain only factual information that should be cited, and organization is very key when considering reliable news.
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