Lost generation? How teens dislike news...
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Columbia College Chicago student Kailey Ryan reads a newspaper in Chicago on Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) Offei Koram watches a broadcast of a Democratic presidential debate at a bar in Atlanta, June 27, 2019. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) Pedestrians pass under a news ticker in Times Square on March 11, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) Newspapers are displayed magazine and newspaper stand, June 11, 2018, in Washington.
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Main Idea: A new AP report says many U.S. teens have a negative view of news media, and journalism student Lily Ogburn shows how news literacy and better outreach could help rebuild trust.
Key Points:
- A survey found most teens used harsh words like “biased,” “fake,” and “boring” to describe the news.
- Many teens doubt basic journalistic practices, such as fact-checking, correcting errors, and using multiple sources.
- Lily Ogburn and other journalism students say many young people get news mainly from social media and do not understand what reporters do.
- Experts say news literacy classes can improve trust, but they are still rare in schools and the news industry also needs to adapt.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
Low trust in news can leave voters and households more exposed to rumors, bad choices, and weaker accountability for leaders and companies.
Positive Impact
News literacy classes and better reporting can help people check facts and make more informed decisions.
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Candidate Entities10 candidates · 5 weighted vote min · 70% decision
- Lily OgburnpersonMajorAI selected
Student journalist and former editor-in-chief whose perspective is central to the article’s examples about mistrust and news literacy.
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Senior vice president at the News Literacy Project quoted explaining why teens’ attitudes toward news are negative.
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Teen student whose news-literacy experience is used as a supporting example.
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Journalism school affiliation of Lily Ogburn, used as supporting context.
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System connected to Howard Schneider’s work on news literacy and journalism education.
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Institution housing the Center for News Literacy led by Howard Schneider.
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Graduate school affiliation of Cat Murphy, included as background on a central quoted source.
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