Definition of a 21st Century Citizen

A well informed citizen in the 21st century displays multiple habits that illustrate their effort to keep up to date on the country’s and world’s issues. For example, they may tune into prominent television news networks. MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, etc... are examples of such networks. Also, an informed citizen may read the newspaper (paper or online), magazines, etc... in order to develop an understanding of current events and controversial issues. Moreover, a well informed citizen notes all biased slants that are inevitably apparent in media sources. In doing so, they can develop an educated view on a topic because they have accounted for multiple sides of an issue.