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5 Reasons Why You Should be Reading theSkimm

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Hofstra chapter.

We all know how important it is to be up-to-date with the latest news, but between balancing school, a job and a personal life, it can be hard to find the time to catch up on what’s going on. With theSkimm, starting your day knowing the current important news just got a whole lot easier! Haven’t heard of theSkimm? Let me give you five reasons why you need it in your life.

theSkimm is an email newsletter that comes to your inbox at the crack of dawn. Within five minutes of waking up, you’ll know the latest info about the top news stories in the nation.  

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Top stories that can be difficult to understand are broken down into simpler terms to get the point across to you.

Image from theSkimm on 3/3/17

There’s a news story that can be brought up during any type of conversation.

Image from theSkimm on 3/3/17

There are giveaways!

Image from theSkimm on 3/3/17

The brand was founded in 2012 by Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg. Talk about girl power!

Carly on right, Danielle on left. Photo courtesy of Instagram. 

Interested in theSkimm? Sign up for your daily email here!

As a journalism major and creative writing minor, Allison is all about everything reading and writing. Along with writing for Her Campus, Allison also writes for and is the editor of the features section of Hofstra's newspaper, The Chronicle. Fun fact! Her favorite way to start the morning is catching up with the important news of the day from her favorite email newsletter, TheSkimm. Want to be in the know too? Sign up for TheSkimm! http://www.theskimm.com/?r=93ac39ca