In today’s world there are many different ways of obtaining news. They can come from a wide variety of places on a broad range of subjects. Most methods of getting news updates have similarities and differences. It is important that everyone understands these individual traits and how to select a news media appropriate for their present situation. For instance, someone driving a car would benefit from a television broadcast or Internet blog; they would want something like a radio report.
Newspaper, radio, television and the Internet all have a few things in common. On the broadest spectrum, they all deliver the news to the public. The Internet can have various means of relaying news stories. There can be streams, blogs, or even live footage coverage of a story. For this reason, I will say that all afore mentioned news medias have people reporting through either voice or sound. Then, there is also spectrum. All these medias can either deliver local, national, or international news.
Newspaper, radio, television and the Internet also have numerous differences. One huge difference is the “reaction time” they each have. Newspapers are published daily so you won’t see news in the paper that is breaking. Television, radio and the Internet do not have to deal with a printing press; because of this they can all deliver breaking news. Television and the Internet have the ability to display images and video as well as sound, the radio can only broadcast sound and newspapers, still images.
I don’t have a preference for one news media that is so strong it overwhelms the others. I tend to get my news from an evenly distributed base. Usually, in the morning I will read the local news in the paper. From then until the afternoon I have the potential to obtain Internet based news because I’m already on it doing schoolwork. In the evening I like to tune into a Baltimore based radio stream, WTMD. This is mainly a music station but they do sometimes provide news updates. At night, I sometimes watch news on TV such as CNN. I like the way I get the news because each media is convenient for wherever I am at a certain time.
As you can see, news can come from so many places. Hopefully, it is now easy for you to discern between different types of news media. This is an important skill for anyone interested in keeping current on the news. Right now it seems like we are living in the pinnacle of mass newsgathering. The more people who know how to best use different media the better.
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