Mainstream Media Finally Catching On To How News Propagates

Techdirt is reporting that the mainstream press may finally be "getting it" when it comes to how the next generation of news readers consumes and shares news. One student summed it up very succinctly by saying "If the news is that important, it will find me." "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."

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And now we return you to Nancy Grace...

[hansamurai]

and the latest Missing White Woman.

Re:The obvious down side

[Some_Llama]

"most of my friends have a WIDE range of opinions on a WIDE range of topics and we constantly send eachother point/counterpoint stories,not just stories that will provide mental masturbation as we all nod and agree."

I totally agree with parent, please mod up!! *masturbates*

Thanks For Confirming My Suspicions

[pandrijeczko]

One student summed it up very succinctly by saying "If the news is that important, it will find me.

Which, of course, actually means:

I am typical of today's youth in as much as if it isn't something designed to entertain, feed or clothe me, then quite frankly I am too bloody bone idle to give a toss about it.

So thanks for agreeing with what the older generation has been saying for years.