{"id":180049,"date":"2025-06-19T10:13:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=180049"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:51","slug":"how-do-students-stay-up-to-date-with-news-i-hate-cestmocro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/06\/19\/how-do-students-stay-up-to-date-with-news-i-hate-cestmocro\/","title":{"rendered":"How do students stay up to date with news? \u2018I hate CestMocro\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Major news corporations are no longer the primary source of information for many students. But through the alternative, apps like Instagram and TikTok, inaccurate information can spread. So how do students stay up to date with truthful journalism?<\/p>\n

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\u2018News is background information to me\u2019<\/h2>

Jonathan Kelk is a first-year Communications student. When he was younger, his parents were always watching the news, but he never followed suit. \u201cIt was more background information for me. I wasn\u2019t curious about it and never got the urge to know more as my parents would tell me if there was something important.\u201d<\/p>\n

To him, \u2018the news is always negative\u2019. \u201cMy parents were always following the news 24\/7 and that triggered me, because they always told me \u2018don\u2019t do this, don\u2019t do that\u2019 based off the news. I don\u2019t think you have to know everything that is happening in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m actively searching for different perspectives in news\u2019<\/h2>

\u201cNews corporations aren\u2019t my point of reference. I try to search for different perspectives by taking news from various outlets, like AJ+<\/em> or Will Media<\/em>, an Italian platform offering in-depth stories on climate, social and political topics.\u201d Simone is a master\u2019s student in Financial Economics and has always been immersed in the news. \u201cI wasn\u2019t searching for information when I was younger, the process would be more passive, when your parents are watching the news. But now I\u2019m actively searching for news. Specifically in dead moments when I have some time.\u201d<\/p>\n

His international background allowed him to uncover the narrative differences between mainstream outlets: \u201cI speak several languages, so sometimes when I hear the same news in different languages, you notice another perspective. For example in Italy, mainstream media don\u2019t cover the Middle-East in as much depth as \u00a0France. French outlets sometimes have an Arab journalist, who can offer more insight.\u201d He has found a reliable news source in HugoD\u00e9crypte<\/em>, a French journalist and YouTuber. \u201cI think he\u2019s effective in the way he says things. I don\u2019t see real bias in him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s just a random guy in the attic\u2019<\/h2>

Antonie Vrijdag is a fourth-year student in Econometrics. News has been a staple in his routine since childhood. \u201cI used to watch the NOS channel, and RTL Boulevard<\/em> with my mum when having dinner for a little bit of gossip. Now I do a mix of social media and NOS on my phone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Does Antonie follow news gurus online? CestMocro<\/em> maybe? \u201cNo, I hate that guy. I think it\u2019s just a random guy in an attic that has no journalistic values, spreading very biased content.\u201d Although he admits that \u2018NOS can be biased as everyone is somewhat biased\u2019, the codes in place on mainstream outlets vary to the ones on social media. \u201cCestMocro doesn\u2019t have a code of conduct, and NOS has a diverse number of writers and reporters well versed in journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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