| k"> | | | | First of all now you can send News stories straight to |
| T.V. and radio News got you down? On-line current | | | | the News companies yourself! If the story is deemed |
| events and News blogs make being informed a much | | | | worthwhile and verifiable, you may even be published. |
| more enjoyable experience. For many the News on | | | | This is also the case with photographers who have |
| television has become a trying time of the day. | | | | pictures of important events. It really means anyone |
| Focused mainly on negative events, you may have to | | | | can become a part of the action as a freelance |
| wait through the whole program just to hear the one | | | | consultant. Some News on-line have witness |
| story you were waiting for. If you miss the 6:00 p.m. | | | | sections where you can tell your story if you happen |
| show, waiting until the late night segment can be a real | | | | to have been in the right place at the right time. This |
| drag, especially if you’ve got a lot to do, or have | | | | option means that we can hear many different views |
| to wake up early the next morning. | | | | on contentious issues giving a wider perspective to the |
| My friends, there is an answer to this problem: News | | | | big picture’. |
| blogs or on-line current events. You can find all of your | | | | Some News sites also have interactive sites within. |
| favorite broadcasters (E.g.: CNN, BBC) on the Internet, | | | | For example, on the BBC News Blog there is a |
| getting up-to-date information at any time of the day | | | | learning site (BBCi Learning) that involves interactive |
| or night. You can even read personal journal entries | | | | activities and over half a million pages of factual |
| written by multiple correspondents out in the field | | | | information and resources available for children, |
| reporting on several different stories down to the | | | | adolescents, and adults. There are competitions and all |
| current minute. Instead of hearing all News from one | | | | sorts of games to help educate people in any and |
| voice (often an irritating one), now you can read | | | | every area of interest imaginable. |
| different human opinions straight from the scene of | | | | Another great aspect of these on-line News sites is |
| interest. | | | | the ability to access archival information. You can |
| Often News on-line has a section called themes | | | | watch video and listen to audio recordings of famous |
| which allows the reader to only hear about the specific | | | | historical stories right on the computer. If the day is |
| areas that interest them. No more waiting through | | | | Feb.3, you can read articles from Feb.3’s from |
| several wars to get to the positive story about the | | | | fifty years ago. Looking up any date and year |
| current medical breakthrough that could mean a cure | | | | recorded is as easy as pushing a few buttons. |
| for disease, or the technological idea that might mean | | | | Some services have subscriptions where instead of |
| the end to extreme pollution levels. Like a newspaper, | | | | looking up the website, the News you want is sent |
| you can go straight to the jobs theme and | | | | straight to your email. Being in the know, and being in |
| search through all the current employment vacancies | | | | the now, has never been such an objective, enjoyable, |
| available. If you are obsessed with the negative, | | | | and simplistic experience as in the 21st century. |
| themes such as Disaster and Tragedy and | | | | Partaking in a new perspective on life is what on-line |
| Crime and Punishment are still readily accessible. | | | | current events and News Blogs are all about. |
| As the News is now on the Internet it has also | | | | . |
| become an interactive experience in numerous ways. | | | | |