News Source 1: Social Media
It may seem obvious, but social media as a whole is an incredibly useful way to find news, and is usually the place I first hear about things from. The two social medias that I believe are the most useful for discovering news are YouTube and Instagram. Instagram is a good way to initially hear about news incidents and get a surface level idea of what is going on in the news. It isn't too in depth, but it's a great jumping off point for deciding what news you are interested in investing your time in and learning more about it. YouTube bounces off this, as while it may not be as reliable for finding news stories as fast, the video format allows for a lot of information to be shared in little time that will keep the attention of whoever's watching. For both examples, there are quick ways to see different posts/videos about each news story from multiple perspectives. The ability to jump from different perspectives and news sources allows for whoever is interested in the news story can get the full unbiased picture in a relatively quick and concise manner.
News Source 2: The Washington Post
I use the Washington Post quite often when I'm looking for unbiased political news. The Post does a good job not really picking sides and sticking to the facts of a situation. This is good for when I don't know much about a situation and want to know all the facts about it before deciding how I feel about it. Choosing to use the Washington Post to gather information about topics I don't know much about is very useful, as from then on I can decide my own views on the matter, which will affect how I look at other, more biased news sources. This makes the Washington Post a very prominent part of my political views, as they are the groundwork from which I build my own opinion and viewpoint.
News Source 3: ABC News
When it comes to televised news, I tend to watch ABC News. It's the one that I've become most accustomed to, as it's the one my dad always watches. It seems that NBC and FOX both lean in opposite directions in terms of bias, with NBC heavily leaning left and FOX heavily leaning right. Because of this, I like ABC News for similar reasons I like the Washington Post. It is a fairly unbiased news source that focuses mainly on facts that educate, support, and go against both sides rather than only supporting or going against one side. The stories presented in the news can obviously range, which is why I don't always rely on televised news for bigger stories due to the fact that there's only so much information they can fit into the time they have. Still, I find ABC News to be a reliable news source.
News Source 4: Apple News
Apple News, similar to Instagram, YouTube, and other social media, is incredibly convenient. Since it's already on my phone to begin with, it's an extremely quick way to get updated on things going on in the world. I don't rely on it as much for politics, as it caters to whoever is using it, so I'll mostly get things with a bias towards me. Still, I use it very often for news unrelated to politics, as most of the time the way the app caters itself to it's users makes it easy to find out about stories I would find interest in much faster than on other news sources.
News Source 5: Google
More of a general way of getting news, Google acts as a connecting tissue between information. It is where I go to look up sources and find new and interesting ways to gather news and information about things I'm interested in or would like to know about.
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