Top 5 News Sources

The way people find their news and facts is something that used to be "easy", however, with technological advancements in recent years, this "easy" task has become more difficult and even controversial in its own ways. All this means is that people nowadays must be careful where they find their news to ensure that what they are reading is factual and unbiased. There are many ways people can do this but the best way is to broaden the sources where you find your news. This sounds easier than it is because there are so many sources out there so which ones should you choose? To help you get started, I've listed some of my favorite sources that allow me to get multiple different opinions and details to a story allowing me to form my own opinion on the news that is occurring.

1. New York Post

Local News Sources give you a great in-depth view as to what is going on around your specific area. I grew up in New York so one of my favorite websites to visit was the New York Post. As a kid, I did this strictly because of the sports news it would release every day about my favorite teams. However, as I got older I began to realize that the New York Post also gives me good detail as to what is going on in the News. I don't believe local news sources are the best for nationwide news, but I think it is necessary to have and should be frequently visited by people every day.

Being a New Yorker, I have grown up reading the New York Post for all different types of news. Whether it's sports or just breaking news, I have always found this to be one of the first places I have visited. It is usually unbiased and gives a good detailed description of what's going on. 

Although I personally enjoy reading this website I still believe that there are better sources out there when it comes to nationwide news. It's important to remember that this is a New York-related website so most of the articles relate to New York sports teams or New York news. If you're looking for nationwide news, I typically use the following source...

2. Fox News

Fox News is a politically right-leaning source but gives good insight as to what is going on in the news. Whether your political views are right or left, it's very important to expose yourself to opposite ideals in order to make sure you're getting both sides of the story and to form your own unbiased opinion. 

3. CNN

CNN is a politically left-leaning news source. This is pretty much the opposite of Fox News but again, no matter your political views it's important to expose yourself to both of these to stay unbiased and form your own opinion on problems around the country.

4. TikTok

TikTok is one of the most controversial news sources that people use to gather information. This is very popular amongst the younger generation of kids because they spend so much time on it and get most of their news in a 30-second clip. 

This is both good and bad because TikTok allows mainstream news sources to spread information to the public quickly however does not give people the full details because quite frankly, it's impossible to do so in under 30 seconds. 

What this means is that it is so important to use the news you hear about on TikTok to then go and research it on a deeper level. I promise if you do this you will see just how wrong TikTok usually is, but still gives you the basic news of what happened.

5. Instagram

Instagram is very similar to TikTok in the way that it spreads news like wildfire but a person can never fully trust that everything being said is true. I associate TikTok and Instagram under the same category as both a good and a bad news source for this exact reason. Yes, it is a good thing that we can spread news quickly, but it's also a bad thing when the news we are spreading is opinionated or fake which is very easy to do on social media.