Why Millennials Don’t Consume Mass Media … And Why That’s OK
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Every semester, I ask the students in my undergraduate classes: “Does anyone read the newspaper?” No hands raised.
“Does anyone watch the network news on TV?” No hands raised.
“Does anyone listen to the radio?” Some who commute by car raised their hands.
As someone who has two newspapers delivered to the house every day and faithfully watches the network news on TV, I was disturbed by this, smacking my forehead with a “these kids today!” exclamation. I feared that the world view brought to them by social media was very narrow and limited to the viewpoints of people who were just like them.
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