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I try to watch the news and catch up on current events as much as possible. I usually watch Good Morning Texas every morning while I am getting ready, and sometimes I switch back and forth between some national news shows. I also read occasional news stories that catch my eye on yahoo.com. And, if Im really bored, Il watch CNN at night! I also write for DMagazine, so I check their website frequently to keep up with pop-culture news in the Dallas area. I subscribe to several fashion magazines (Cosmo, Elle, Glamour), DMagazine, and all the popular gossip magazines (gotta keep tabs on those celebs!!) Im really not sure how many hours a day or week I seek the news; my schedule is so unpredictable, I just try and catch up on the news as often as I can. When I consider the media's coverage and attitudes towards race, gender, sexuality, and people with disabilities, I'm torn....Sometimes I feel like the media is becoming more modern and tolerant of people's differences, but other times I feel like people are misrepresented. It really hit me when we watched the video in class about how a news station is more likely to air a news/crime story involving African Americans, when statistics show that crime rates are higher for whites.