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ERIC Number: EJ596872
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Turning on the News.
Buckingham, David
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v43 n3 p250-53 Nov 1999
Discusses adolescents' lack of interest in news and relates it to their apathy and cynicism about wider social and political issues. Examines whether the news media are to blame for this situation, and to what extent they might help overcome it. Discusses how news media, and the social and political issues they represent, can be made relevant to young people. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Cultural Relevance, News Media, Political Issues, Popular Culture, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Social Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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