When do you first receive the day's news ? How do you receive it ?
Am I the only person who will only read the title and the summary and rarely the full article ?
When do you first receive the day's news ? How do you receive it ?
Am I the only person who will only read the title and the summary and rarely the full article ?
Rich
Written Oct. 14, 2007 / Report /
I get the majority of my news from newspapers. I try to make a point of reading everything in the paper, cover to cover -- except the sports section -- but if I'm particularly tired, or just uninterested for whatever reason, I do find myself just scanning the title and the first few paragraphs sometimes, particularly when it comes to politics.
I get a small portion of my news from the net too, mostly international, and I read the full article 99% of the time.
Not sure why I find myself skipping paper news and not online news, since my usual habit puts it the other way round, with blog entries and the like. But that's how I roll.
Devin
Written Oct. 16, 2007 / Report /
I sit down with the WSJ every morning (or try to at least). I don't read every article but I do skim, catch the headlines and pick one or two to read.
I find out the rest of my news just from talking to people...
peroty
Written Oct. 16, 2007 / Report /
I get news from whoever tells me things. I try to avoid the news as much as possible unless it is being presented by Jon Stweart.
Ozone42
Written Oct. 16, 2007 / Report /
100% online. Google News and Reuters.
I've gotten papers the past few years but find them out of date by the time I'm reading them. I also find I'm paying for the ads. There's more and more of them. I don't like to waste my time. I no longer subscribe to any papers.
davidhayes
Written Oct. 16, 2007 / Report /
First thing in the morning, I skim the local newspaper. I never read many articles, just what strikes my fancy.
For most of my news, I go to my feedreader. I'm subscribe to a number of sources: Yahoo!'s top stories, the BBCWorld front page, the CSMonitor, Salon, Slate, The Economist, etc.
For the most part, I just look at headlines, reading the article only when I really need or want more information. As anyone who's worked in news will tell you, a good headline will make reading the article unnecessary. Obviously for well-written articles or poorly written headlines, I will read the whole thing.
And, like peroty, I do watch The Daily Show and Colbert Report quite often.
RightOn
Written Oct. 16, 2007 / Report /
I listen to AM radio on my morning commute to work, then check my list of bookmarks and notes.
I don't have a specific source for news and try to keep it balanced so I'm not going to, say... Rush Limbaugh for 'viable' news. (even though some of you THINK I do)
Michael
Written Oct. 16, 2007 / Report /
I don't really consider myself a news person. I usually find out about current events in the end. Talking to people and stuff.
Devin
Written Oct. 17, 2007 / Report /
Does anyone read the news on their phone? I just got into the habit of checking it while idle (waiting for my computer to start up, waiting in the elevator, etc.) I feel like this quick-bite news could become a big deal...