My Five Favorite News Sources

     When going through life everyone has a place they get there information, and because of the way technology has escalated, the boundaries from where you get your sources keep growing. I get my news information from many different places whether its through word of mouth, a book, or online. The news sources I use vary depending on what type of mood I am in. Some of my favorite news sources include; Netflix, Family and Friends, Tik Tok, Music, and Books. While these sources have all helped me get through life, and provide myself with information I have realized that I need to expand my boundaries of news to learn more about what is going on in the world, if I ever want to accomplish my goal of becoming a journalist. 

   

Everyone has turned on a TV at least once in there life, and has a show that they watch. The TV source I turn too when I need a good laugh, or something to watch is Netflix. This news source either provides me with something funny, suspenseful, action packed, or scary. So depending on the day I will watch whatever I feel I need in that moment. Sometimes I will turn it on as background noise as I am doing something else because it gives me that extra push to get through my day. One of my favorite shows to watch on Netflix is New Girl because it has those funny comedy moments. While this is totally irrelevant New Girl actually isn't my favorite show its How I Met Your Mother, but unfortunately they don't have that on Netflix and that needs to change. One of my favorite parts of the show New Girl is when Schmidt says "twenty- nine, twenty- nine." Another one of my favorite shows on Netflix is Stranger Things. In this show it has suspense with a tad bit of scary. But what I actually love about this show is that the plot line develops super well. It's one of those shows where you can't turn away from the screen because you want to know what happens next. Once you get to the end your completely flabbergasted. But what I love to do with shows like these is to try and guess the ending, and if I get it right then I'm like yea I did that. 

    Another one of my favorite news sources is through word of mouth through friends and family. A skill that I have developed over time has been communication it's something that I have learned to love doing because as a kid it was always hard for me. But once I started to grow and push myself I became quite good at it. Growing up I was more so on the shy side, but once I reached middle school I started to engage more so with others and started to enjoy it. I found that I love learning new things about others, and engaging in daily conversations because that is how relationships grow. Getting over the leap and doing things that are hard pushes you to grow and improve your life. And now I want to be a journalist and teach other people how to develop there communication skills. Being able to tell the world who you are and being open is an important skill to have because once you learn the level of honesty that communicating takes, you develop who you are as a person. 

    Although when listening to music you aren't speaking with others its still a form of communication and a news source because it's how artists speak to the world about what they feel. Music expands and grows your mind and it has helped people grow there creativity. Without music people would struggle too express their emotions. Throughout time whether you listen or create music it has helped people survive struggle, gain strength, expand their mind, and express emotion. My favorite song changes depending on the time period and what I'm thinking about in that moment. That is also the reason every Spotify listeners top listened too song changes depending on the year. This is because it depends on what that person went through, accomplished and did in that year. Music helps show people that life is always changing and that its inevitable. People who create music with the touch of a note or lyric express their creativity, expand their mind, and learn more about themselves and their emotions. That is why I love music and the rest of the world does too. If someone says they have never listened to music then they are lying because it's in everyday life. For example you walk into a restaurant whats playing music. Or when you go to work a lot of places play music over the speakers. And more than half the world listens too, or creates their own version of music when they are at home. 

   Tik Tok is an app that had been growing and expanding throughout the nation, and is how a lot of this generation communicates and gets their news. Too tie this into music it's also how a ton of artists have started to grow their brand. Their are many different sides to Tik Tok theres daily life updates, funny moments, music, dances and much more. Tik Tok creates this side called the for you page that is specifically branded too you and what you like. They market it so that once you start scrolling through you can't stop. It's a blessing and a curse because while some of the stuff provided helps expand your mind, a lot of it can be fake news. In other words it also causes people to grow a short attention spam. So although this app has done good things for me, watching how much you intake this app is important. My favorite part of Tik Tok is the motivational videos, and the music ones too. I like this side of Tik Tok because it helps me think outside the box, and also gives me the push I need to get through my day. It has taught me to be grateful for what I have, how to be positive, and how to be comfortable being out of my comfort zone. 

    When I was a kid I would pick up children's books, before I even new how to read and pretend I was reading them. This started my book process of growing my creativity. Because once I actually learned too read I developed the skill of using my imagination. Reading, and writing books is a form of news due to how many different genres that are provided. You can think of anything and their is definitely a book along the lines of that topic. While reading books has slipped passed a lot of this generation due to short attention spams. Their is a way to change that by finding a book you really are interested in, or an author that you like. Books help expand your communication skills because once you put imagination and words in your mind you reach a point where you develop a way too communicate. For example even people who can't speak because they are deaf, develop the skill of reading and with that they learn to write. And once they learn to write they can communicate in the whatever language needed. Reading and writing also expands your vocabulary, and helps you find who you are in your mind. It brings you a level of peace, and you learn more about yourself. Authors provide the world with a way too process emotions and feelings. It's kind of similar to how movies and shows work, but the process is different. For example when you can't sleep at night reading a book will put you too sleep do to how the brain works. Where as watching a movie or a show will keep you up at night because your staring at a screen. 

    All of these news sources have helped me understand and develop the way my brain works, and who I am as a person. These news sources allow many different aspects of yourself too show. And while these sources mean what they mean to me, it is different for everyone. The one thing that I hope for the most is that everyone learns more about themselves, and the world through their news sources. Because once you can find yourself you can helps others find themselves too. With this you find the joy in life and the process of how life works.