Yet even the trend of finding traditional news in an unconventional way is changing. One simply needs to look no further than the popularity of Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show” or Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report” to see that serious journalism method to create news and certainly not the only way people want to see televised news. Furthermore, a recent New York Times article, “Finding Political News Online, the Young Pass It On,” suggests that young people are creating their own news-sharing environment through social networking sites, like Facebook and Youtube, and the Internet.
“According to interviews and recent surveys, younger voters tend to be not just consumers of news and current events but conduits as well — sending out e-mailed links and videos to friends and their social networks. And in turn, they rely on friends and online connections for news to come to them. In essence, they are replacing the professional filter — reading The Washington Post, clicking on CNN.com — with a social one,” the article says.
How Mason Students get their News: Exploration Into young People, News and New Media
By: Shannon Maurer and Rick Fincham
The landscape of news is changing. New media is driving the way people consume news and also driving the manner in which media outlets produce and distribute news. It is essential for anyone making the news to keep up with the wants and the habits of their potential audience.
Young people are especially important to watch. Growing up in the era of the Internet has driven the shift from ink-printed news. If someone wants to get information about something they can “Google It” from their iPhone. People have the news sent directly to their email inbox or find the top news through and RSS feed on their homepage.