I get my news from facebook. I wish I didn’t. I wish I watched CNN and checked ksl.com, but I don’t have time. I do have time to see the latest pictures from the last ward activity and to check if that girl in my finance class is single. And it just so happens that in checking the “essential” things in my life I come across news like the unfortunate happenings with American Fork High School Band or the result of the Dodger – Cardinal game.
I don’t really like my facebook news consumption habits. I like the serendipity that can be found in actually pursuing news at news outlets. Many critics believe that most of serendipity is lost as newspaper readership dies. Media consumers can’t just stumble upon news because of the layout of a bi-fold anymore. Still, when looking at a legit news site it’s easier to accidentally find information than it is if I interrupt my facebook time because of a trusted referral to read something.
I feel like facebook limits my news grasp. Anyone anywhere can post anything they want on facebook, so the filters seem to be limited. Yet, so few people do post about news that I’m restrained to the same few voices or an estimated one percent of my friends. Being male and in the 18 to 30 demographic a large portion of my friends are interested in college football, so many times my news consumption is limited to news about Missouri or BYU football. Which is ok by me, its just not going to expand my horizons and make me a more knowledgeable citizen.
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