As media is evolving to allow a constant flow of information to everyone, it is important to mitigate news sources in order to try and get the most accurate information. I usually will hear about something through word of mouth, and then look into the facts and stories later on by myself. My five top sources of news are as follows.
1. TikTok
The popular social media app is by far one of the easiest places to get news. With the nature of the app including short, 15-30 second clips, it is easy to outline the big stories. Whether it is a real news channel posting on their own account, or popular creators who "learn the facts for you", I will see the major facts and events of a story on TikTok. That being said, I recognize that information can be spread on the app without being true or accurate, so I will often use a secondary source to fact check anything I come across on TikTok.
2. Apple News
I frequently use the Apple News App as a secondary source to verify the context of stories that I have seen from somewhere else. With the app on my phone, it will send me a notification when a news story is dropped, making it very easily accessible. The stories are always timely and relevant, and I particularly used the app during election season to get the most accurate updates. Similarly to TikTok, I find myself using this app in accordance with some other news sources, to try and minimize any bias.
3. Word of Mouth
I am constantly surrounded by different groups of people whether it be my friends, family, members of an organization I am in, or classmates. As media has ramped up in terms of popularity and relevance, I often find that the people around me are constantly talking about some type of news. This is how I will usually first hear about a story, and then later can go to my secondary sources to read more into it. I find that in many of my classes because they are so based in examining the media, I learn stories before I see them on any social media.
4. AP News (Associated Press)
As I learn about reputable news sources and see the impact of "fake news", I try to have at least one news source that is nearly free of bias. During election season, AP News was giving factual updates about election processes and outcomes, without providing and opinion. I found this helpful when I would have conversations with friends or family about the election, because I felt confident that I had the most accurate and up to date information. I mostly use AP News to get the straightforward events of the story, without looking into the social or political commentary on the story.
The New York Times is a news source that I don't check often, but I will use it when I am looking at different angles of a story. I like to see how the information from NYT differs from that of AP or Apple News, so that I can broaden my perspective on the issue and formulate my own opinion. While I recognize that this news source can introduce some bias, I do not rely on it as my only source of stories so that I can make sure I am not introducing bias into my opinions. This has been a news source that I have known the most about, especially when I was younger, so it has always been part of my top five.
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