Even though the news has been always the same, the method of which
it is delivered has changed a great deal just within the last decade. I remember
my oldest daughter being a person who didn't want to miss anything! And I mean
a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g! Christmas, Birthdays you name it, she knew it...parties,
presents everything. So in a small way, I really empathize with her like catching the news because
I feel like if I don't then I might have missed something important. I realize
there is a lot of negative feels when it comes to the news, but one usually
should expect the 'bad' news.
After word of mouth, we decided to put our
news to print and for a very long time that is how we got our information. Then
the radio came along and the news suddenly came a little faster than a standard
newspaper because families would huddle around the radio for news or even
entertainment. Movies came along soon after the radio where people could see
news clips, but the one invention that really took the news a giant leap
forward was television. For the rest of the era, television was the first to
give us sight to all the news stories that were happening at that very moment.
I'm sure we all can think on events that we witnessed live on television.
Whether the event was positive or negative, we were there to watch it. In the
last few years, many newspaper and magazine companies had to close their doors
for good; party because of television, but the newest contender was the
internet.
When the internet came into play that
changed everything we knew about the age of information. My oldest daughter now
only gets her news from the internet. She has an App that she uses to get her
information. Sadly, I'm finding myself using the internet more because I don't
have to wait for those certain times when the television might come on.
Although, if a live event is happening, I would still turn on the television so
I can see the news breaking for myself. Most times I might need a newspaper is
if there is an exclusive story that only the paper may have or getting more
details about a news story because television only has so much time so they
generally try to sum up the information in the shortest way possible.
I'm sure you're already guessing where the
Asperger's comes in to this topic. I can tell you that my oldest daughter does
not have Asperger's, but those of us who do tend to want to know certain things.
Since a lot of us have OCD, we generally like to check on any type of news that
may concern them; for example, I love sports so I try to get the sports news as
much as I can even though it doesn't really make a huge difference in the
impact of my life. The one type of news that I try to never forget is the
weather. There have been way too many times when watching the weather came in
very handy. In some cases, watching the weather saved my life and my family
because they would give information on severe thunderstorms so I could prepare
for possible danger. Ironically, my wife hates to watch the news. She sees it
as depressing, violent and terrifying. In so ways I would agree, but I see the
news as an important part of my life so I can stay informed. I do get my news
from the internet, but I do like watching the newscast. I guess I just like
being 'talked' to when it comes to getting my information. By the way, I do
have acquaintances that are in the news business, but that doesn't really
chance my opinion of them.
Song of Inspiration [Check it out on
iTunes or Android!]:
Song: "I've Been Everywhere"
Artist: Johnny Cash
Album: The Legend of Johnny Cash
Since the news travels fast, Johnny Cash did his best to be..everywhere, here's the video for the selected song:
Since the news travels fast, Johnny Cash did his best to be..everywhere, here's the video for the selected song:
