Top Five Sources of News

 When reflecting on my personal news consumption I found that look both into social media posts and professional news sources. As a young adult like the rest of my generation I am always on my phone and social media. Social media apps like TikTok and Instagram are the first places where i most of the time will hear about headline or story. This is because of how fast posts and trends circulate these two platforms. I enjoy the speed at which I receive news on social media apps and it makes me feel more in touch with the news. However, one of the major issues with receiving news from social media platforms is misinformation. Due to this issue once I hear about a story on TikTok I will take it to the Internet to look up further information from more professional new sources. 

Associated Press News is one of the few professional new sources I
will view when researching a new story. I view Associated Press for news because of the multiple news stories they provide. Another reason to use this new source is because it provides multiple global stories not just ones that involve America. Staying in touch with what is going on in America is important. However, understanding what is going on around the world is even more. 

Another source i get my news from is from word of mouth. Especially since I am a college student living on campus I mainly hear about topics from others. This either through my close friends, my sorority sisters, or classmates. Another way i hear news is through my family as well. My parents will send me articles through our group chat when there are major events occurring. 

Apple News is also another source where i receive my news. I enjoy Apple News due to how it sends notifications to my laptop and phone when major news stories begin to trend. I prefer these notifications  because they are only when breaking news is circulating. If these notifications were sent out every hour I would not enjoy them because it would then come off as more spam alerts. When I find myself with nothing to do I will casually open Apple News and scroll to review what is being reported. 

Finally, I get some of my news through Daily News by Spotify. daily News is a podcast created by Spotify that gives you a daily report of the news. This podcast can be added to your other playlist so while switching between songs you can get a small debrief of your daily news. I really enjoy this feature because i listen to music almost all the time when either going to class or in the car and this is a great way to subtly get reported on the news. 

The Supreme Court

 After watching the video and article regarding the history of the Supreme Court I learned a few new things that I did not know before. I learned that the court was established in 1789 by Article Three of the Constitution. Furthermore, I also learned that the court had its first meeting on February 2, 1790, but it did not actually hear any cases till after its first term. The court’s early meetings were mainly focused on working out organizational procedures. When regarding certain cases in the Supreme Court I learned that the court denied citizenship to African American slaves in 1857 during Dred Scott v. Sandford, upheld state segregation laws in 1896 through Plessy v. Ferguson, and upheld World War II internment camps for Japanese Americans in 1944 during Korematsu v. United States. 

Personally, I believe the most important take-away point about the Supreme Court is that the highest judicial officer in the nation, the chief justice is responsible for presiding over the Supreme Court. Not only do they oversee the rest of the justices they must also set the agenda for the justices’ weekly meetings. When there are cases where the chief justice happens to be a member of the majority opinion, the justice then has the authority to assign who will write the court’s opinion. Furthermore, the chief justice also presides over impeachment trails regarding the President of the United States.

The most surprising thing I learned in the article was that for more than 100 years after the foundation of the Supreme Court the justices were required to hold circuit court twice a year. However, due to the traveling methods at the time and distances this was formally abolished in 1891 by Congress. I found this to be interesting because it demonstrated the commitment a justice especially at the time would need to have.

After watching the video and reading the article I believe I have become more educated about the Supreme Court. Before diving into these sources I really had no knowledge of the history behind the Supreme Court or how the justices operated in detail. I now have a more in depth understanding of the Supreme Court and it's importance in our federal government.