One of my coworkers is participating in a media fast. I understand the concept: not to partake of TV, radio, newspapers or magazines during this time. I am guessing it also means, no "media" on the internet, or perhaps, no internet (including email?) at all.
While the concept is noble, and supports the opportunity to have more time for self introspection, and communing with God, it can also be a little dangerous. If there were weather emergencies, for example, someone on a media fast might not know. If there were other public emergencies, someone on a media fast might not know.
I do not watch much news on TV, although in the past, I did. But I have a weather radio, I have regular Internet access to 3 newspaper headlines, and stories I am interested in, and I generally watch The Weather Channel http://www.weather.com/. I jokingly tell people I get my news from The Weather Channel. But that is the truth. Always in the past, if there was a big event, they commented on it, mostly from the perspective of how the weather impacted the event. But now, they have regular news features. So, that tells me I am not the only one who gets news from The Weather Channel.
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