Media, Millennials, and Politics
Subtitle: The Coming of Age of the Next Political Generation
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated; Lexington Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781498522441
Subjects: Youth, political activity; Elections, united states; Mass media, political aspects; United states, economic policy
Description: "This book explores the relationship of the media and politics to America's largest generational group, the millennial generation. As the group has become voting eligible since the 2008 election, the traditional news media has been largely critical of youth behaviors, civic engagement, and political participation. Novak addresses how this primarily negative coverage has significantly influenced the generation's views of politics and news media, and has contributed to their adoption of digital technologies in the search of more equitable and trustworthy political information. Media, Millennials, and Politics explores how this relationship has unfolded across the 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014 American elections and provides insight into what political participation in the millennial generation may look like in the future" -- Provided by publisher.