Our New News Source

The New York Times had an article this morning about how young people are becoming more active in politics (voting, campaigning, etc.), but how they are doing it on their own terms--via media like facebook and YouTube as opposed to traditional CNN broadcasts or newspapers (notice they mentioned the Washington Post as the outdated new medium and not the NYT--that was funny).

I really thought this article rang true. A lot of times when "old school" media try to comment on what "kids these days" are doing, it sounds kind of out of touch. But I felt this article was an apt description of how I get my media (except I do start each day with a hard copy of the New York Times and Sundays with the Washington Post too). I read blogs which link to other stories and include both images and video clips. I also get my news from The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, which they mention in the article as well. (The only difference is that I watch the shows online--I can't seem to fit the actual television version into my schedule.)

One girl is quoted as saying, 'If the news is that important, it will find me.' That flies in the face of previous generations scouring the newspapers for the pertinent stories and maybe it's not the most effective way to ensure I'm getting the news I need, but that's the way I feel. I guess I'm very much a part of my generation and culture. I have embraced all these new news sources.