Teens and media

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Recently, The New York Times had an "Unplugged" experiment challenging people to unplug from their favorite media devices for a period of time. Around this time several Y-Press reporters became interested in how teens are using media and started to do some digging.

Today’s younger generation, which some are calling Generation M, are able to access different forms of media simultaneously, packing 10 hours of media use into just 7 hours of time (you can blame – or credit – smart phones and increased access to the Internet for such multi-tasking). According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 63 percent of teenagers go online daily, and more then half say they text daily.

The reporters also read up on a recent Nielsen survey that argued that understanding how teens use media is critical for economic, civic, cultural and social advancements. This same survey says teens may be online less then adults but they spend more time with other media and technology. In this radio series, Y-Press reports on several different types of media and how and when young people are using or not using them. Hide full description

Today’s younger generation, which some are calling Generation M, are able to access different forms of media simultaneously, packing 10 hours of media use into just 7 hours of time (you can blame – or credit – smart phones and increased access to the Internet for such multi-tasking). According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 63 percent of teenagers go online daily, and more then half say they text daily. The reporters also read up on a recent Nielsen survey that argued that understanding how teens use media is critical for economic, civic, cultural and social advancements. This same survey says teens may be online less then adults but they spend more time with other media and technology. In this radio series, Y-Press reports on several different types of media and how... Show full description


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According to Wikipedia a digital native "is a person who was born after the general implementation of digital technology, and, as a result, has a f...

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Flipping the channels, beep beep just received a text, while checking facebook is a very real scene for many teens. Some are calling these media mu...

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According to Nielsen the average American youth watches about 28 hours a week, or 2 months of nonstop TV-watching per year. Y-Press reporter 17 yea...

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For the second installment of series on youth and media, Y-Press reports on teens and internet use. According to the Pew Internet and American Life...

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A recent Nielsen survey argues that understanding how teens use media is critical for economics, civic, cultural and social advancements. This week...

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