Healthy skepticism of news outlet agendas drives and saturates my understanding of "the news". By diversifying my media sources I create an opportunity to understand current events and scholarly opinions. I watch CNN, NBC, ESPN, Czech TV1, and The Daily Show. I listen to National Public Radio a lot. I read Fark.com, Al Jazeera online, NHL.com and any newspaper that comes my way. This variety of news outlets does not only give me multiple angles on a single story, but sometimes a clearer and more complete story. When I find out about a major international story about the United States, I make sure to read foreign news outlets to complement what I read from the U.S. news corporations. Crises involving Americans are a regular occurrence in the middle east and because of distance, a language barrier, and bias the news I receive from U.S. news corporations often contrasts Al Jazeera and even European news outlets.
On a less serious note, I enjoy sports news, Fark's funny selection of real news, and even John Stewart's "fake news" on The Daily Show. These news sources are hilarious and give me a light and exciting view of the news.
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