I’m going to start a new series about media consumption in the lives of 8-18 yr olds in the US. The series will be based on a new report recently released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report has a sample size of over 2,000 kids and gives us some great insight how technology is rapidly changing and impacting youth today. The following is an excerpt from the report:
“As anyone who knows a teen or a tween can attest, media are among the most powerful forces in young people’s lives today. Eight- to eighteen-year-olds spend more time with media than in any other activity besides (maybe) sleeping—an average of more than 71⁄2 hours a day, seven days a week. The TV shows they watch, video games they play, songs they listen to, books they read and websites they visit are an enormous part of their lives, offering a constant stream of messages about families, peers, relationships, gender roles, sex, violence, food, values, clothes, and an abundance of other topics too long to list.”
Kaiser Family Foundation report: “Generation M2: Media in the lives of 8-18 yr olds.”
Wed, Apr 21, 2010
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