My news intake is primarily from the internet, Yahoo! front page. Occasionally flipping through the channels I'll stop on the news if it sounds interesting, or I'll pick up a newspaper, if it's free.
I read the news a few times a week, but not every day.
Offline, I usually hear/read about world or local news, like the war in Iraq, all the violent crimes that happened overnight, who got arrested for what, etc. Online, I more often read about entertainment type or high profile news, not local. I read about my favorite bands, what's happening in the political world, or the new breakthroughs in science.
Sadly to say, I hardly ever seek out news, possibly an hour a week. Instead I engage in it out of boredom, not knowing what to look up online, waiting in an office lobby or nothing on TV.
In the news media, I believe that the minorities and woman are overlook or placed in a bad light. Women are sexualized constantly, as anchors, sports casters or news subjects. I assume that the majority of executives for the news companies are white men. This isn't necessarily bad, but it reflects what they put out to the public.
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