TY - JOUR
T1 - News media consumption among young Australians
T2 - Patterns of use and attitudes towards media reporting
AU - Lancaster, Kari
AU - Hughes, Caitlin Elizabeth
AU - Spicer, Bridget
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?scp=84864417645&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1329878x1214300104
DO - 10.1177/1329878x1214300104
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84864417645
SN - 1329-878X
SP - 16
EP - 27
JO - Media International Australia
JF - Media International Australia
IS - 143
ER -