The News Is News
This week's Parent Resource is: "The New News"
With the rise of streaming, it's nothing new to anyone that network TV is seeing considerably less viewership. Normal news networks (i.e., Fox News, CNN, etc.) are seeing fewer and fewer viewers each year. This leads us to ask the question, where are our students (one of the most informed generations in history) getting their news from?
Three years ago, in 2022, approximately 50% of Gen Z in the U.S. consumed their daily news through social media (Statista). Around 75% of students stated that social media is their most effective way to get news (FOSI). Forty percent of young adults received most, if not all, of their news from the (now unbanned) app, TikTok (Pew Research Center).
Many are now making their living attempting to add humor (a trait Gen Z clings to in order to cope with the many tragedies that have happened in their lifetime) to daily or weekly news. Accounts like @MorningBrew are leading the charge. Gen Z is seeking informative, unbiased news about finances through accounts such as @KylaScan (author of In This Economy?) as she helps teach about the market and everything in between.
How is your student consuming news on pop culture, politics, etc.?
Continue the Conversation @ Home:
With the rise of streaming, it's nothing new to anyone that network TV is seeing considerably less viewership. Normal news networks (i.e., Fox News, CNN, etc.) are seeing fewer and fewer viewers each year. This leads us to ask the question, where are our students (one of the most informed generations in history) getting their news from?
Three years ago, in 2022, approximately 50% of Gen Z in the U.S. consumed their daily news through social media (Statista). Around 75% of students stated that social media is their most effective way to get news (FOSI). Forty percent of young adults received most, if not all, of their news from the (now unbanned) app, TikTok (Pew Research Center).
Many are now making their living attempting to add humor (a trait Gen Z clings to in order to cope with the many tragedies that have happened in their lifetime) to daily or weekly news. Accounts like @MorningBrew are leading the charge. Gen Z is seeking informative, unbiased news about finances through accounts such as @KylaScan (author of In This Economy?) as she helps teach about the market and everything in between.
How is your student consuming news on pop culture, politics, etc.?
Continue the Conversation @ Home:
- How do you learn about what's happening in the world?
- How important is it to you to stay up-to-date with everything happening around us?
- Where is your favorite place to learn about the news?
- What makes someone a trustworthy news source?
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