The start of reading a newspaper

I never use to read the newspaper prior to receiving the Wall Street Journal. I never had the interest to pick up a newspaper to get the news. I live with my parents, and they get the newspaper but I never pick it up just because a. I usually am to busy to read it and b. I think its boring getting the news from a newspaper. The closest thing to news I watch on t.v is Good Morning America and the Today show. Watching the actual news is boring just because its all the same bad news. The perk about watching shows like Good Morning America is that besides getting the news, you get to hear them talk about it and hear their opinions.
My opinion on newspapers, in general, is that they aren't really necessary. We can get the news off of our televisions, computers and cell phones. Some people enjoy getting up and getting the newspaper to read whats going on around them, which is fine it that's what they like. I would be fine getting my information from the t.v. Laziness is a factor I will admit to pick up a newspaper and read it but that's just me.
I feel that using the Wall Street Journal to learn about mass communications will be a great way to experience a real world channel of communication instead of reading about it from a textbook. It will also give me the opportunity to start reading a newspaper as appose to my regular habit of listening to the news on t.v. My learning expectation for the class is to learn how to use the resources provided out there for me and learn the methods of communication. I feel that the Wall Street Journal will meet my expectation by using a different, modern way of receiving information.
I feel that using a newspaper will be better than using a textbook. It is so traditional learning from a textbook and its refreshing to learn about a subject using a hands on, real world resource. Its will also fill me in on what is going on in the world. A textbook couldn't do that. I am glad of having a new teaching method to expand my way of thinking and making my learning experience interesting.