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Latest Research on Teens, the First Amendment and News Consumption
Researchers at the University of Connecticut, working with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, last year released a massive study of America's teens and their attitudes about our basic freedoms.
The latest findings from the study of 112,000 students: Teens are plugged into the news. The survey made headlines when it revealed that 75 percent of the kids either didn't know about or care about the First Amendment. That was the sad news. But there also was some good news: a telling statistic about youth news consumption. A total of 57 percent of the teens said that they consume news from at least one source every day. More than three-quarters -- 76 percent -- said that they consume news from several sources every week.
To learn more about the latest research findings select from the headlines below.
White Paper IV: Race, Ethnicity and Immigrants April 2006
- Curricular and Extra-Curricular Experiences with Journalism and the First Amendment
- High School Students' Attitudes about First Amendment Freedoms
White Paper III: Teens are Plugged into News January 2006
- The Next Generation of Journalists: Who are they likely to be?
- Reaction - Teens do stay informed, study shows
White Paper II: Gender Differences - November 2005
- Reaction from scholastic media and other experts
- Commentary by Terry Nelson (Former Dow Jones Newspaper Fund National Journalism Teacher of the Year)
White Paper I: Suburban School Surprise - August 2005
