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Like Chris Sacca said a while back, news feeds should be a push and not a pull. Also, majority of the people read news in order to kill time, which is counter i
by bsvalley 8y ago
Like Chris Sacca said a while back, news feeds should be a push and not a pull. Also, majority of the people read news in order to kill time, which is counter intuitive. I would think people would read news mostly to stay informed with what's going on in the world. So to answer your question(s):
- Why people read news? based on current data (do a quick google search) it seems that people need to kill time.
- Why would I read a specific article? Same as previous statement as well as personal interests in the moment
- Why would I watch a video? In my case I watch more videos than your average person because I hate reading. It's just not efficient enough. So I'd most likely consume video news rather than articles. Why would I click on a specific video? This goes back to the 2 previous points...
- jaredwiener 8y agoI think what I'm asking is a little deeper. It's a question I'm wrestling with because I do it too -- I consider myself a news junkie. But WHY do we want to be informed? What good is it to know whats happening? Especially if its something happening far away to people I dont know -- I AM interested, but it doesnt make rational sense to me. I think it is a little more complicated than just wasting time. You can waste time in lots of ways -- so there has to be SOME draw to news.
- mbrock 8y agoI think it has to do with the sense of participation in imagined communities (https://people.ucalgary.ca/~bakardji/community/imagined_communities.html https://people.ucalgary.ca/~bakardji/community/imagined_comm...). That's kind of why I read the news from my home country even though I don't live there anymore.