How often do you read the newspaper (in either print or online) or watch the news?
I never read the newspaper. I sometimes watch the news.
How often do you encounter a news item that contains unfamiliar references that hinder your interest in or understanding of the story?
Rarely
When you lack background knowledge for a news story, do you tend to try to find out more or stop reading or watching the story?
It depends what the story is about and if I am in interested in the thing I am reading.
Do you ever look up information when you’re reading or watching a news story? If so, what resources do you use?
I use google.
What, if anything – kinds of features in newspapers and on newspaper Web sites, school activities, and so on – would encourage you to follow the news more closely?
None.
I read and watch the news whenever I find something that interests or affects me in some way.
ReplyDeleteits very common for me to find references in an article that don't interest me.
if I lack background knowledge on something and the article im reading is something of interest, then I will conduct some research on it.
no, I dont look up things when reading articles.
none