I get my news in many ways. When I am on campus, I usually stop at a newsstand and grab the NT Daily or Quick about once a week. They keep me updated on whats going on, mostly local news. I do not watch the news on television much, unless something really big has happened, such as the 9/11 tragedy or a hurricane and I need emergency updates. I do get on the Internet a lot and that is how I kind of accidentally find out things. I check my email almost everyday or couple of days and through Yahoo I find out news as well as interesting ideas, stories, and findings. From there, if I see something that I want more information on, then I will go to CNN or search the topic on Google. I also love magazines, can't get enough of them. It's probably because I want to start my own. I always read Cosmo, Latina Magazine, Essence, and Direct Selling News(because I intern there).
So, it is safe to say that I actually seek news once or twice a week. The other times I read news because I run into it by logging on my email or watching TV and seeing a interesting or important story.
When I think about news media and the coverage of race, gender and sexuality, I see that a lot of stories that are superficial. Some news shows talk about gossip and they stereotype celebrities and trends. I think all that may be interesting to some, but it's useless.
As far as coverage of all races, genders, and disabilities, I think that the news on each of these is equal. I see a great deal of news on each race and gender. I can't say that I don't see enough good, hero stories or bad, criminal stories, but I know what the media thinks people want to see. They know that society wants to see the scandalous stories, or so I assume. I assume that more celebrity stories make the news and criminal stories as well, but I do see stories about good things going on in the world, like donations and volunteer acts.
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