Newspapers, local TV news left behind in school
Cory Bergman January 29th, 2007
A survey of over 1,000 teachers found that 57 percent use national or international news websites as a source of news for teaching purposes, compared to 28 percent for daily newspapers and just 13 percent for local TV news. “Students do not relate to newspapers at all, any more than they would to vinyl records,” one teacher said in the study. Local papers “haven’t recognized how quickly this transition is taking place,” said the study’s author, Thomas Patterson, a professor at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. What about local TV sites? They weren’t even mentioned.
6 Comments Add your own
1. thedetroitchannel | January 29th, 2007 at 12:04 pm
“they weren’t even mentioned”
cory, the optimist in me sez that leaves one hell of an opportunity open for the taking.
2. Cory Bergman | January 29th, 2007 at 12:11 pm
Absolutely.
3. Cathryn K. | January 29th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
It makes working for a local tv station/website seem so futile…
4. thedetroitchannel | January 30th, 2007 at 6:25 am
cathryn, why say that?
it should make working “for a local tv station/website” a very exciting job. why? there is a huge chance to make a difference… and get a paycheck too!
need ideas? hang around here.
5. Hussman | January 30th, 2007 at 6:38 am
And from the “Perspective Category” I was just speaking in a Media and Marketing Management Class (age 18-25 students, about 30 total kids) the other day and asked them:
How many get their news from websites? About three raised their hands.
How many get their news from newspapers? About 18 raised their hands.
Needless to say, I was floored.
6. thewashingtonchannel | January 30th, 2007 at 8:12 am
ya’ think it has anything to do with calling “age 18-25 students” KIDS!???
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