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I read Jarvis as defining the press sphere by us. The news that we spread to each other. I thought almost the entire thing was confusing. The article was short so it didn't really go into any in-depth discussion so I wasn't really sure what I was reading or what he was getting at. I understood the article more through reading other peoples blogs than reading the article itself. Another problem is the first image wouldn't load so I only saw the last figures. I found the comments on the article more interesting than the article. One comment reads, "send those greed bastards to us and we'll exploit them!" I thought this was a pretty accurate description of what the news does, exploits people.  Another comment reads, "on a fundamental level news is being filtered at some level. Unless you're the witness to the news event, any account thereof is filtered by definition." I never really thought about the internet filtering news, but this is true. Unless we are there when the event happens we are getting a filtered version. I read a quote once that went, "If you didn't see it with your own eyes or hear it with your own ears don't invent it with your small mind and spread it with your big mouth." I think this is what the news does, it events stories and spreads them to get views. 
As for my own experience, I did have the theory that "if news is important it will find me" but reading the New York Times and other blogs, I've realized there's a lot of news that is important that didn't find me. I do agree that I get most of my information from my peers.