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Week 6

Topic 1:

When it comes to daily news I do not really partake in it. I get my news from Facebook and word of mouth. I don't find news very important in my day to day life even though I probably should. I read articles from facebook and I use my background knowledge from various classes on how to tell if it is reliable or bogus. If I am really interested in the topic I come across then I research it on google and try to see if I find articles that support the one I found on social media.

I am not subscribed to any type of news publication. I choose not to be because I find it hard to determine what is real and what is fake or bias. Most news outlets are skewed one way or another and I don't exactly want bias news. I don't think it is worth paying for news when you can find free news online, on social media, and even on tv. I mainly just choose not to partake in news in the first place, I find that most news that is reported is extremely negative and I don't want to read that.

To be entirely honest I don't find myself very informed about most things happening in society. I would say about a 2 on a scale of 1 to 5. I say a 2 because of where I get my information. Since I get most of my information from social media then I have no certain way to determine if it is 100% accurate or not. I don't pay much attention to what is happening in legislation, politics, or much else. I sometimes know what new movies are coming out and that is from word of mouth or ads on youtube videos. Personally I think I should be more informed than I am but I just don't see the point when it is a constant battle of finding the truth.

Topic 2:

Personally I don't agree with anything Trump has to say in the first place, let alone about news being fake. So I do not agree with him stating certain news as "fake news". I find him to be fake. I don't agree with him because he is not a witness to everything that happens so how can he possibly determine if something is fake?

I agree that he is causing harm to free press and to the public. From my point of view I have noticed that since Trump has unfortunately become president it seems that nothing can be said unless he agrees with it. This definitely defies the point of free press and free speech. he is taking away the amendment and creating a very bias and hateful nation.


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