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by:
Jesse S. Somer
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Who
needs T.V. News, Newspapers and Radio News? “Not I!” says the happy
human living in the New World.
T.V. and radio News got you down? On-line current events and News blogs
make being informed a much more enjoyable experience. For many the News
on television has become a trying time of the day. Focused mainly on
negative events, you may have to wait through the whole program just to
hear the one story you were waiting for. If you miss the 6:00 p.m.
show, waiting until the late night segment can be a real drag,
especially if you’ve got a lot to do, or have to wake up early the next
morning.
My friends, there is an answer to this problem: News blogs or on-line
current events. You can find all of your favorite broadcasters (E.g.:
CNN, BBC) on the Internet, getting up-to-date information at any time
of the day or night. You can even read personal journal entries written
by multiple correspondents out in the field reporting on several
different stories down to the current minute. Instead of hearing all
News from one voice (often an irritating one), now you can read
different human opinions straight from the scene of interest.
Often News on-line has a section called “themes” which allows the
reader to only hear about the specific areas that interest them. No
more waiting through several wars to get to the positive story about
the current medical breakthrough that could mean a cure for disease, or
the technological idea that might mean the end to extreme pollution
levels. Like a newspaper, you can go straight to the “jobs” theme and
search through all the current employment vacancies available. If you
are obsessed with the negative, themes such as “Disaster and Tragedy”
and “Crime and Punishment are still readily accessible.
As the News is now on the Internet it has also become an interactive
experience in numerous ways. First of all now you can send News stories
straight to the News companies yourself! If the story is deemed
worthwhile and verifiable, you may even be published. This is also the
case with photographers who have pictures of important events. It
really means anyone can become a part of the action as a freelance
consultant. Some News on-line have “witness” sections where you can
tell your story if you happen to have been in the right place at the
right time. This option means that we can hear many different views on
contentious issues giving a wider perspective to the ‘big picture’.
Some News sites also have interactive sites within. For example, on the
BBC News Blog there is a learning site (BBCi Learning) that involves
interactive activities and over half a million pages of factual
information and resources available for children, adolescents, and
adults. There are competitions and all sorts of games to help educate
people in any and every area of interest imaginable.
Another great aspect of these on-line News sites is the ability to
access archival information. You can watch video and listen to audio
recordings of famous historical stories right on the computer. If the
day is Feb.3, you can read articles from Feb.3’s from fifty years ago.
Looking up any date and year recorded is as easy as pushing a few
buttons.
Some services have subscriptions where instead of looking up the
website, the News you want is sent straight to your email. Being in the
know, and being in the now, has never been such an objective,
enjoyable, and simplistic experience as in the 21st century. Partaking
in a new perspective on life is what on-line current events and News
Blogs are all about.
About the author:
Jesse S. Somer, M6.Net
http://www.m6.net
Jesse S. Somer is a human hoping to help other novices like him see the
magic of the world of the Internet.
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