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On News Engagement Day, my team and I interviewed students at Littlefield Patio Cafe on their interactions with news. We asked random students on what their first memory of interacting with the news was, and our answers where diverse and intriguing. 

The background of each student played a part into each answer. For those who where born in a different country, their news interaction would be from events on other sides of the world.  The age of the student also played a role into what their first memory of news would be. In most cases though, people we interviewed where impacted by their first encounters of remembering news for the rest of their lives. 

With so many different ways of finding news, perceptions can be vastly different. The focus and angles of media networks could shape a person’s opinions. Media speaks on more than current news and issues surrounding society. It has the ability to shape identities and cultures for an entire community. As a news consumer, it is important to know how to read into stories and absorb the context. Be open-minded and aware that its power affects our entire lives, whether we realize it or not.

History freshman Cameron Overholt said he has New York Times and The Wall Street Journal apps on his phone. He considers these to be good news sources. #NewsEngagementDay 

Advertising junior Haley Frank said she does not pay for news, but she pays for Spotify. 

"I mainly use theSkimm," she said. "But sometimes I'll read the Wall Street Journal too." 

Public relations junior Trevor Young said he has the Google News app. "I like it because it can get me multiple sources with different viewpoints all in the same place,” Young said. 

Leah Scarpelli producer for KUT show Texas Standard pays for a Texas Monthly subscription because it helps her stay better informed for her job. 

“They have people looking into things you might not hear about otherwise,” Scarpelli said.

Ryan, 20, student consultant at the UT Service Desk from Southern California, said he hasn’t read a news story today because he’s been studying for a test.