This story first caught my eye because it appeared to be about children being overexposed to the news, however there is very little of that in this article. Due to the current economic crisis and such a crucial presidential election right around the corner American’s are becoming more and more news conscious. The article tells the story of a number of individuals who are obsessively searching for the latest news update. Ironically, as I write this my family is in the other room watching the latest on NBC.
It is hard for me to relate to the growing desire to always know what’s happening in the country. I do not believe that many college students really keep up with the news. I almost feel as though I’m oblivious to what is going on in the world around me. With the election coming up I still have absolutely no idea whom to vote for, and I do not understand the current economic crisis. I am definitely concerned about it I just do not have the desire that these people do to rely on news programs and the internet to be constantly updated. What is truly alarming is when “economic crisis 2008” is Googled, over 38,600,000 results appear. There is so much information to be kept up on and it is understandable that people are becoming so crazy about getting the latest information, however it gets to a certain point when the TV just needs to be turned off, or the computer. When we have doses of anything that are too large eventually it’s going to get to us. Though I am not up to date on all of my current news events, knowing that people are getting this worked up over all of it kind of scares me.
Article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/fashion/sundaystyles/12news.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
External Source:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=economic+crisis+2008
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