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I think one of the best things I learned in this course is to not trust only one news source. Current events are portrayed in multiple perspectives so it is always good to check another news source. Prior to this course, I would usually only read on or two different news sources; now I find myself checking several news sources and even blogs like The Huffington Post (which I never did before).

The most interesting part of this class was studying how news stories take shape and how the focus is highly susceptible to shift as it wanders through the news ecology. I never really thought that a story could go through as many phases as it does and I found it very interesting to follow one in particular.

I think both of these things will help be a more informed citizen in the future. With this knowledge, I feel as though I can find more reliable stories and understand how they got to that point in their history. It allows me as a reader to be more neutral when researching a subject and not let one story itself dictate the way I think about that subject.  

Chyea.