This was particularly the case with the oldest children. It is suggested that film s ability to attract and hold attention led to an enhancement of learning. To cloud this whole subject area somewhat, David Buckingham throws an interesting spanner into the equation. As a result of his research based on interviews and discussions with mainly twelve to fifteen year olds, he has concluded that the status and credibility of the news was hardly ever challenged.by them. He says that the news appeared to be perceived as an honest and trustworthy reflection of the real world.
Children are happy to confirm what they have seen with evidence from their own experience.
But, it seems they are also quite prepared to implicitly accept the news items from beyond their own experience, at face value. I think that this throws up one interesting point. Grossing this up as it were, it would appear that very many mature adults treat their daily diet of television news in precisely the same way. So, perhaps many peoples attitude to the news is shaped from teenage years and never actually changes. Television news is a careful construction designed to fit into a specific formatted timeslot.