The majority of Millennials don’t seem to be informed by different aspects of world news. They may know a few headlines of attacks on popular tourist countries, such as the attacks that have occurred in Paris the past year. This not to belittle those attacks in any way. They were completely devastating and heartbreaking events.
However, there are multiple places around the world with different conflicts that don’t receive global attention, which honestly saddens me. That we try to make it appear we live in a world where all humans seem to care about the different situations countries are struggling with, but that is not exactly the case. The empathy for everyone just seemingly isn’t there to all nations.
It also is not entirely the fault of Millennials, who don’t take the time to watch or read the news. At times it the fault of where you actually are getting your news. Some news corporations belittle the event in countries they see as either threats or of lesser importance. Without a doubt, however, there are people in college and their twenties who only make the effort to read about or hear news that comes across on social media websites. Facebook is not a reliable source of news. Twitter, even Instagram are not reliable sources of news. They’re opinion pieces. The New York Times wrote an entire article about how Facebook is publishing false news and that Facebook struggles to fact-check every article that is being published on their website.
I can say that I have been one of many young people, who aren’t always up-to-date. This year I’m changing that little by little. I encourage you to look past the news in popular areas around the world or even in the U.S. Who knows it might change your perspective. Getting reliable news is important in furthering this generation and the future. Being uninformed or misinformed is dangerous. So, watch the news. Don’t stick to one side, because then you’ll be completely biased. Get informed, stay informed, and watch the news.
