Where do you get your news?

What is the #1 source of news for the millennial generation (born after 1980 and before 1996)*?

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Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center

1. How accurate was your prediction?

2. What most surprised you about this data?

3. What story does the data tell?

4. What is one cause of such different news habits?

5. What is one consequence of these generational differences in news consumption?

6. How is news from Facebook any different from news from local TV?

7. Is this information bad news (and will it be covered on Facebook)?

8. How do you think the internet affected the most recent presidential election?

9. How accurately does the chart describe the media habits of you and your family?

10. Generation Z (you and your classmates: “Zoomers!”) have shown huge support for Bernie Sanders, while Boomers (born 1946-1965) have shown more enthusiasm for Donald Trump. What does the information in the chart have to do with that?

11. What questions do you have about the data?

12. Based on the data in the chart above, how much longer do you think there will even be such a thing as local TV news?

13. Facebook was born on February 4, 2004. Fourteen years from now, how differently do you think news will be broadcast and shared?

14. Now that the folks at the Pew Research Center have redefined the Millennials, the New York Times is wondering about what comes next. What do you think we should call the generation after the millennials? (That's you!) Leave your answer in the comments section below:

Learning Extension

Read the entire Pew report about news trends across the generations.

Action Extension

Watch the news on the local news one night and then get your news from Facebook the next. Compare the topics covered, the depth of coverage, and the style of reporting from these two sources and report your findings to class.

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