The Today Show
I can say with confidence the first time I witnessed to an
episode of the Today Show I was inside the womb. My mother, an avid early
morning viewer since her birth in 1966, and my grandmother since the show aired
in 1952, both conveyed the importance of NBC to me from 7-10 (now 11) a.m. even
before my arrival in 1995.
Yes, every major network dabbles in the morning mix of hard
news, entertainment, weather, and variety segments in between, but the Today
Show has always been, for me, the perfect blend of breaking news (both world
and local), lifestyle advice, and pure early morning entertainment.
I recently acquired the app The Skimm. A mobile news app in
which the day’s headlines are explained for all levels of intelligence reading,
in order to get the message across to readers, all with a comical twist when
appropriate. For me the Today Show does just the same, only on live TV.
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The reasons above are why I have selected today.com to
follow for my news track blog. Each morning I pop on the Today Show, normally
coming to the end of a piece, and hear “If you would like to know more
about ______ head to today.com!” The
show’s website is not only up updated daily, but also per hour, depending on
when a story was told, or health tip was given. Their homepage displays that
day’s top stories along with their major social media outlets and various tabs
of show’s topics. When a viewer selects a story they are brought to a page that
includes an article on the story, photos, and usually video that was shown
during the on-air segment.
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Speaking of video, the “All Video” tab on the right side of
the screen will lead viewers to clips from the show that day or previous days
before. In case you missed that segment about the new face treatment Savannah
Guthrie and Matt
Lauer (Today’s current lead anchors) put on their faces, you can
re-watch it again, and then maybe again.
Today.com allows show viewers to say update on the latest
news, trends, and ways to improve their life. I look forward to assessing its
strengths and its weakness over the next few weeks. I hope to additionally prove
why it’s a site you should be visiting and a show you should be watching.
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