What is news? As defined on merriam-webster.com, news is either
“a report of recent events, previously unknown information, something having a
specified influence or effect, material reported in a newspaper or news
periodical or on a newscast, [or] matter that is newsworthy”. While these definitions
do provide a literal and objective basis for defining news, they fail to
capture what I feel makes the news. News in this day and age is much more than
a story on a printed page. News is no longer reserved for the privileged and the
powerful. With widespread, and increasing, access to the internet anyone with a
computer, tablet, or smart-phone can produce news. The news has become a
platform for those who were previously unable to share their stories to now
distribute them to the masses. With this considered, news is now not only a “report
of recent events”, but rather, an expression of the condition of the people who
make news.
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