Description
Book SynopsisFive years after the first edition of Millennials, News, and Social Media: Is News Engagement a Thing of the Past? was published, a focus on the Millennial generation's relationship with news is more important than ever. This revised and updated book reports the results of a new survey that reveals changes in news consumption habits and attitudes while painting a detailed portrait of Millennials in a news media landscape now dominated by social media and mobile devices.
Generational, racial, ethnic, and gender differences in news engagement and social media use are examined and so is the historic presidential election that the oldest and youngest Millennials experienced. How Millennials voted, the issues that mattered, and the relationship between their political identity and news is also explored. The spread of fake news, attacks on the press, and the need for news literacy are also discussed.
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Table of Contents
List of Figures – List of Tables – Preface to the Second Edition – Preface to the First Edition – Acknowledgments – Society Without News Consumers? – Why Millennials Aren’t Into News – How Millennials Really Feel About News and Coverage of Their Generation – Too Busy for News; Unlimited Time for Social Media on Smartphones – Race and Ethnicity, Gender, and Political Identity in Millennial News and Social Media Engagement – Generation Z, the First Post-Millennial Generation, and the Future of News Engagement – Engaging Millennials with News in a Mobile-First, Social Media World—It’s Not Too Late, Yet – Appendix – Index.
