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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813838403321

Autore

Mindich David T. Z. <1963->

Titolo

Tuned out [[electronic resource] ] : why Americans under 40 don't follow the news / / David T. Z. Mindich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-772666-6

1-280-53268-8

0-19-534762-5

1-60256-718-2

Descrizione fisica

xi, 172 p. : ill

Disciplina

302.23/083

Soggetti

Press - Influence

Newspaper reading

Broadcast journalism

Television and reading - United States

Mass media and youth

Youth - Books and reading

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-142) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. A Generational Shift -- 2. How Tuned Out Are They? -- 3. Talking with Young People I: Striptease News and the Shifting Balance Between Need and Want -- 4. Talking with Young People II: Who Follows the News and Why -- 5. Television, the Internet, and the Eclipse of the Local -- 6. The Decline of General News and the Deliberative Body -- 7. Conclusion: How to Tune Back In -- Appendix A: People Surveyed or Interviewed for This Project, 2001-2003 -- Appendix B: Format of the Standard Interview -- Appendix C: Responses to Questions 11-21 -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

At a rate never before seen in American history, young adults are abandoning serious news. Exploring the reasons behind the problem and the consequences to American society, David T.Z. Mindich speaks directly to young people to discover why some tune in while others tune out.