TOP 5 SOURCES FOR NEWS

 TOP 5 SOURCES FOR NEWS AND INFO

1. TWITTER

    The famous social media outlet that allows a user to blog about anything to the global population is one of the biggest outlets of news for me personally. For someone that is an avid sports fan, Twitter allows fans to get access to information from inside the league as soon as information breaks to verified sources. Along with being able to interact with other profiles and start an energetic dialogue, the increase in social media in the younger generation allows for more creative ways to release news to the public as we advance in society. Former President Donald Trump used Twitter to release information to the public as soon as possible and everyone was invested in what he had to say. 

2. INSTAGRAM

For a social media outlet that turned just 11 years old as of October 6, Instagram has taken the world by storm as one of the most used applications in the entire world. Instagram started off as a way for people to create social profiles and upload pictures in order to share their lives to the rest of the internet. It is now turned into a platform for monetizing oneself, as many users are exploring sponsorships and advertising due to the growing popularity of the app. For me personally, I get lots of news from Instagram. Almost everyone I have a relationship with uses Instagram, which gives me the opportunity to see what they're doing on a daily basis. It's not necessarily the best outlet for breaking news since its primarily used for uploading pictures and videos, but I've definitely learned a lot while using this app and I only expect it to keep growing after they sold their company to Facebook in 2012 for $1 Billion. 

3. ESPN

The "worldwide leader in sports forever" certainly lives up to its name as ESPN is definitely the best news outlet for all professional and collegiate sports. For someone like myself who is studying Sports Media, I find myself scrolling through the headlines on ESPN almost every day. The ESPN application allows each user to follow the scores of their favorite sports leagues live. You are allowed to sort through the app and "favorite" each one of your favorite teams so that you get news updates and score updates while using the app. As ESPN has evolved, we've seen streaming begin to emerge which allows fans to watch games directly through the app. For example, the UFC agreed to a partnership with ESPN back in 2017 making ESPN the home of streaming all live events for the UFC, including their pay-per-view fight cards. They've also adopted features such as "stories" which has primarily been used on apps such as Instagram and Twitter. 

4.  YOUTUBE

The very first video on Youtube was 19 seconds long and was uploaded in April of 2005. Now in 2021, video consumption is one of the most popular ways to consume content, with 85% of U.S. users accessing online video from YouTube at least once a week. YouTube is now the leading platform for creating video content, with popular content creators such as PewDiePie and KSI making millions of dollars off the platform for the amount of engagement they receive on each of their videos. This outlet is mainly used for entertainment purposes, but its search engine is very similar to Google as you can find information on virtually anything on Youtube. There are thousands of tutorial videos uploaded onto Youtube that can give information on how to do somethings to anyone that clicks on the video. Also, with YouTube being a free website, its popularity and usage will only increase especially with content creators making a living off of the platform.  

5. COINBASE

The advance in cryptocurrencies in the United States and all around the world is extremely staggering. With many young adults finding it attractive to get invested in the stock market early, trading cryptocurrencies is another way that traders can profit off the growing market of digital assets. I recently got involved in cryptocurrencies over the summer, and the application I use to trade and receive news is Coinbase. Coinbase allows each user to access the market on each altcoin with various different charts and graphs that display which coins are surging and plummeting. For each coin that I'm invested in including the big coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum, and other decentralized altcoins like Cardano, Polkadot, and Shiba Inui, there are articles under each graph that give information on the volume of trading each day and what local businesses do in order to affect the market. I am still a novice when it comes to the stock market and trading cryptocurrencies, but Coinbase allows me to learn and make money at the same time.