How I Get My News
I saw it on my RSS feed, “Niche Blogging Will Continue to Challenge Big Publishers.” [I can set my internal intranet home page to receive various news feeds – kind of fun, but sometimes distracting.] That got me thinking of how I receive my “news” every day. I get most of my “news” online.
Here’s the typical day:
I start each day with the Source section of the Star Tribune – that’s what they used to call the Variety section. I read the Quirk by James Lileks, followed by the comics: every comic, every day – and some of them really suck. On most days that’s it for the print newspaper. If I have time, I check the metro section, mostly for the kinds of things that I wouldn’t hear on the MPR headlines, then finish with the obituaries. Lastly – I read the Business section – but probably only 3 out of 7 days a week. As for the “A section” – besides scanning the headlines – I open it up once a week – if that. Sometimes I read the Opinion page – but it’s mostly stuff I’ve read online several days earlier.
I listen to MPR while doing yoga and then while showering (can’t really hear it) and shaving – then off and on in the car while driving to work. I change stations all the time – which makes this time of year a pain – I’ve yet to perfect my “gloved finger” push button technique.
I now get most of my news online – via blogs. I don’t rely on the blog itself for the news, but if the blogger’s comments interest me I usually following the link to the source – usually a newspaper article or opinion posted at the news source’s web site.
I occasionally check cnn.com, to see what the sensational news of the hour is.
So I’m officially one of those people who gets their news online and not in print. I will probably always subscribe to the paper in print since I’m physically unable to start my day without Mark Trail in print (yes, I know I can probably find it online). We also like to do crosswords and Sudoko at our house – and we prefer those on dead-tree byproducts, rather than online – so far.
Here’s the typical day:
I start each day with the Source section of the Star Tribune – that’s what they used to call the Variety section. I read the Quirk by James Lileks, followed by the comics: every comic, every day – and some of them really suck. On most days that’s it for the print newspaper. If I have time, I check the metro section, mostly for the kinds of things that I wouldn’t hear on the MPR headlines, then finish with the obituaries. Lastly – I read the Business section – but probably only 3 out of 7 days a week. As for the “A section” – besides scanning the headlines – I open it up once a week – if that. Sometimes I read the Opinion page – but it’s mostly stuff I’ve read online several days earlier.
I listen to MPR while doing yoga and then while showering (can’t really hear it) and shaving – then off and on in the car while driving to work. I change stations all the time – which makes this time of year a pain – I’ve yet to perfect my “gloved finger” push button technique.
I now get most of my news online – via blogs. I don’t rely on the blog itself for the news, but if the blogger’s comments interest me I usually following the link to the source – usually a newspaper article or opinion posted at the news source’s web site.
I occasionally check cnn.com, to see what the sensational news of the hour is.
So I’m officially one of those people who gets their news online and not in print. I will probably always subscribe to the paper in print since I’m physically unable to start my day without Mark Trail in print (yes, I know I can probably find it online). We also like to do crosswords and Sudoko at our house – and we prefer those on dead-tree byproducts, rather than online – so far.
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