The author of the article, Jeff Jarvis, makes an interesting observation and critique. He takes us back to when Hurricane Sandy was in her prime. There was a constant flow of Sandy stories, updates and information. The news was consumed with images of buildings, homes and people.
But then we took a step back.
All of this information was negative. Everything we were hearing was prefaced by "this is ruined...," "this is destroyed..," and "this is shut down.." No one was sharing what was opened, what was still running and what was still alive. "Which streets were closed and which streets weren't? Which gas stations were opened and which ones were shut down?"asks a very disgusted Jarvis.
Jarvis argues for networks to be created that will actually inform and assist individuals. He wants information that will be helpful instead of information that is rinsed and repeated a dozen times.
After considering his article, I realized Jarvis was right. We need news that will not only affect us, but aid us. We need news that will provide us with knowledge, not twenty outlets telling us the same thing.
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