I had no intention of picking up a new hobby when taking advantage of my student subscriptions upon entering my semester here at OU. Primarily The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, my tuition seemed to finally be paying off. I have also made it somewhat of a personal goal of mine to begin my university studies as a more informed citizen of the world, as indulging the news didn’t really fit into my agenda as a high school student. Sure, there were politically correct and factually accurate textbooks and history curriculums to equip me with a debatable baseline, but I never seemed to practically apply my AP United States History to the current events of the world. After being 18 and unready to vote for uncomfortably long amount of time, my veil of unconsciousness broke through and I realized being uneducated about the world I was around was not acceptable.A daunting task, to say the least was to get caught up with centuries of news and a historic reputation of public policy. But there is one thing that has made it alot easier- my previously mentioned subscription to the Wall Street Journal. Founded in New York City, The Journal is published six times a week and is currently the nation’s second largest newspaper, also winning 39 Puliter prizes. Not only is the WSJ’s more center-take on views a very high priority of mine, I find the style of their journal entries more trustable than many competitors. Aside from that, I have downloaded their mobile app.and it has made my news experience very enjoyable. Not only do they provide a neighboring email subscription service of a summary of the days events, they give a daily crossword and puzzle when I decide to take a break from the maze of words on my screen. They advertise in a sleek, modern way, and for some reason, stick out to me graphically than any other large publication. Overall, The Wall Street Journal’s design has made it very simple to digest the news I was expected to catch up on, and I choose ro read it on the daily.
