Reading the Boston Globe

Reading the Boston Globe regularly has been a thought-provoking experience for me and I believe it has improved my journalistic literacy.  I have noticed how many top stories open with a lead including all of the pertinent facts and how the paragraphs in most stories are short and to the point and flow smoothly from one source or quote to another.  I have read stories about everything from fast food workers’ strikes to Tokyo succeeding in becoming the host city for the 2020 Olympics to the unfolding crisis in Syria.  What I have found about reading the newspaper is that the stories go into a lot more depth than news stories on television, which was my main source of news before this class.  For example, one Sunday the Globe had its page one story about Obama asking Congress to vote on what should be done in Syria.  Not only did they have this story, but also they had related stories about what Putin had to say about the situation and how Syrian-Americans were protesting against US involvement.  Also, the articles included more local points of view, like from Boston congressmen.  Overall, through reading the Globe I have been getting a fuller picture of the news.