Student News Gathering at the University of Utah

University of Utah Students Have Unlimited Access To News
By Germanus Roland Seikaly

With all the choices that University of Utah students have to access news, what kind of platforms are they using, with so many outlets to seek out newsworthy events, what is the choice of U of U students? Simone is a graduate student I interviewed, she stated, “ I like the Internet, it is fast and easy and very convenient”. With convenience and ease, the Internet with its speed and ability to update news faster than radio, television and paper, is a reoccurring trend for student gathering news worthy events.  Even though paper readership is drastically declining, it is still offered for free to students on the campus of the U of U.

The more I searched around the campus looking to see how students gather their news I found that most were engaged in reading from computer screens and smart phones. I asked Simone when she reads the paper, “ I use to read the paper mostly for the obituary section. I have to admit, getting news from the Internet is more convenient  and I can be updated of breaking news on my smartphone.”

Television news is becoming less attractive to students because of more choices the Internet provides. I asked Simone if she likes watching television news like the locals and national news programs, “Watching the local news anchors are not always my first choice but if I want to get more in-depth on a story I watched on the news telecast, I will go to there website if the story interests me. For national news, I like to watch Brian Williams on NBC.”

With technology ever improving, the students of the U of U will be on the cutting edge on how to gather news. Paper and television news are still stalwart’s of a century gone by, their use may no longer be attractive to the younger generation and at one point may be extinct.  

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