Good News (Literally)

As a communications major, people are constantly telling me I need to keep up with the news and current events. But thats hard. Last semester I interned with WABC Eyewitness News, where my job was basically to watch the news.  After I left, though, my knowledge of current events fell dramatically.

However, recently, I discovered The Skimm.  Its a week-daily newsletter that gets sent right to my email every (weekday) morning.  Its written by two twenty-something women, and geared towards the same demographic.  It not only gives you the highlights of the biggest news worldwide, but it also gives you the "why."  It tells you the significance of the Papal Conclave or of President Obama's trip to Israel, so you not only know about the news, but so you can speak intelligently about it.

I like having news to read every morning.  It helps me wake up slowly as well as helps me sound like I know what's going on.  It's a little sad that I need my news to be delivered and broken down in this fashion, but in a world full of complicated events and tragedies, it's helpful, too.  It also helps to understand the implications of everything.

Not to mention, these two womens' story is pretty impressive--starting this newsletter from their apartment and seeing it take off.  It's inspiring to see two young women finding their niche in this complicated world.

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