In a small group, my classmates and I discussed what news is to us. Brittany defined news as the knowledge of daily occurrences. She said that it can be transmitted not just by the media, but also through word-of-mouth at the dinner table and the office, as it becomes a staple of conversation. It affects people daily and is a large part of peoples' lives. Danielle agreed, and defined the news as everything that's going on around someone. It is inescapable, can be local, national, or global, and it is an important facet of everyday life. To understand the world, it's important to know what's going on around it.
Jack defined news as reporting through a medium information to the general public. In a perfect world, he said, the news is unbiased and without an agenda. He argued that news should be for to make society better off. In the end, we concluded that news is to inform the general public about the world, should be for the better of society, and is an important aspect of everyday life in contemporary society.
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