{"id":6,"date":"2025-02-06T21:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/gabesgetdown\/?p=6"},"modified":"2025-02-06T21:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:29:59","slug":"your-digital-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uww.edu\/gabesgetdown\/2025\/02\/06\/your-digital-self\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Digital Self"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Gabe Sadoski, Journalism Student<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What sort of news are you interested in on the national\/international level? On the state level? On the local level? Are there any stories that you\u2019re monitoring on a regular basis?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: The news that interests me on a national level usually involves sports, as I grew up a fan of them and still am to this day. The teams I pay closest attention to are the ones in closest proximity to me (Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers), whereas I casually keep up with other teams outside of Wisconsin. I am making an effort towards paying closer attention to other topics covered by the news, such as politics, world events, national news, and state news. The stories I tend to monitor the closest are ones local to me (Madison area) and statewide stories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Do you follow news from your hometown? Where do you find it?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Yes; if I am looking for local news, I look towards Channel 3000, WMTV 15 and WKOW 27. Outside of the Madison area, I also read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for their local news, state news, and sports coverage. I tend to read the news on my phone for its conveniency; I occasionally read the news on my laptop or desktop if I am working on one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: When you go directly to a news site by typing in the address, which sites do you visit?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Outside of my previous answers, I also read the Associated Press website, NPR if I want to listen to the news and ESPN or The Athletic for sports.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What would you say is your favorite news site? What site appeals to you?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: My favorite news sites are the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Associated Press. MJS does a great job covering state news and has a wide variety of reporters and journalists covering what\u2019s happening. I enjoy AP for their coverage of national and international news; occasionally I look at their sports coverage, but most of it includes final scores or injury updates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Do you use Google or another search engine to find news?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Not typically, no. Most of what I desire in news I find through whatever media apps I have on my phone. If there is a widespread event happening, I might type in the event itself into a search engine to see what national news outlets are discussing, but I rarely do that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Do you use AI?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: No. The only time I do is if I am struggling to come up with ideas on various things, but I like to avoid it altogether.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What is your preferred method of consuming news? Why?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: My preferred method of consuming news is through videos, as I find the best way for me to retain information is through a combination of audio and visuals. I do not mind reading and listening to audio reports either, as they provide the same information, just through different mediums.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: Do you ever interact with the news by posting a comment? Have you ever e-mailed a reporter, or submitted content (such as pictures) to a news site?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: I very rarely post comments about news on social media. I feel it does not contribute anything on my end. If something is worth bringing up, I prefer discussing it in-person and having it transition into a conversation. As for emailing news organizations, I have never submitted any content for them (or reporters) to consider using.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Q: What steps do you take to make sure the news you read online is reliable and accurate? Have you ever thought a story was legitimate, then found out it was fake?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: I usually look at other news sites to see if their reporting is the same or very similar. Over time, you begin to recognize certain reporter&#8217;s names and know who is and is not reputable, especially in local news. So far, I have not found a story I thought was legitimate and later discovered it was fake outside of ones I read in class. Jonah Lehrer, for example, was the first journalist I remembered learning about who fabricated many of his stories.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabe Sadoski, Journalism Student Q: What sort of news are you interested in on the national\/international level? On the state level? On the local level? 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