What is news? To me, news is factual information on what is currently going on in our world. When I watch the news, I not only look for factual information, but also unbiased information. The news was designed to inform people about what is currently going on all around us, not what people think about these topics. In watching the news, I like forming my own opinion, not basing my opinion on other people's.
There are a few things I look at when it comes to considering reliable news. As I stated before, the information must be factual and unbiased. I feel like when personal opinions are placed into the news, people don't hear both sides of the story. Do we really know what happened? To me, the opinions make the stories unbelievable. News also has to be cited properly. It's easy for us to believe what reporters say, however logically speaking if their work is not cited, why do we believe it? The only exception to this rule would be reporters who obtain the facts themselves, from experience. Other than that, how do we know they're not making it up? Citing a source would make it much more reliable. Lastly, when the news is organized, it makes it less suspicious and more reliable.
News is factual information on what is going on around us. Things i would consider news would be weather, traffic, crime, election, sports, things happening in the community, and education. Also, I have family just about anywhere you can think of so I enjoy watching the international news to see what is going on where my family lives. Often when watching the news, it seems to me that it is mostly one-sided which in turn discourages me from watching it. The reporters should let the watchers/readers make an opinion for themselves, not push one onto their audience.
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