The New York Times

I had never really spent much time reading the New York Times before this course, but now that it has become a regular thing for me, I feel like I have a way better sense of awareness with the world. All throughout high school, I worked on the newspaper, but even then, I didn’t really care about the news. I stopped writing stories for it regularly when I became the editor my sophomore year. I only wrote stories when we needed to fill space or if a certain topic needed to be written about. I viewed the news somewhat disdainfully because it seemed like such a chore. I wasn’t reading about things in the news that interested me at all. It got to a point that I wasn’t even reading my own paper anymore; I would just spellcheck for typos and fix design errors then send it to press. 

I loved doing the newspaper in high school and at times I definitely miss it, but now I feel like I don’t have an obligation to be “in the know” so to speak and that I can actually enjoy the stories I choose to engage myself with. I love art and design so I usually find myself reading those types of stories, along with stories in the science and health section because I’m always astounded by the scientific and medical marvels that are uncovered each day. Additionally, just in scanning the titles on the front page I feel I’ve gained more knowledge in current events. It doesn’t even take reading articles to know what’s happening anymore.