TY - JOUR
T1 - News media consumption among young Australians: Patterns of use and attitudes towards media reporting
AU - Lancaster, K.
PY - 2012/5/1
Y1 - 2012/5/1
N2 - Research suggests youth make active choices about how they use and respond to media. Yet publicly available information outlining patterns of youth media consumption and how content is perceived – especially in relation to reporting of issues of pertinence to youth – is limited. Using an online survey of 2296 Australians aged 16–24, we measured news media consumption and perceptions of reporting on illicit drugs. The study concluded that Australian youth are not ‘deserting’ news media; indeed, they have regular contact with news media. However, youth regard mainstream news as lacking credibility.
AB - Research suggests youth make active choices about how they use and respond to media. Yet publicly available information outlining patterns of youth media consumption and how content is perceived – especially in relation to reporting of issues of pertinence to youth – is limited. Using an online survey of 2296 Australians aged 16–24, we measured news media consumption and perceptions of reporting on illicit drugs. The study concluded that Australian youth are not ‘deserting’ news media; indeed, they have regular contact with news media. However, youth regard mainstream news as lacking credibility.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864417645&partnerID=MN8TOARS
U2 - 10.1177/1329878x1214300104
DO - 10.1177/1329878x1214300104
M3 - Article
SN - 2200-467X
VL - 143
SP - 16
EP - 27
JO - Media International Australia
JF - Media International Australia
IS - 1
ER -