A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media

The Associated Press ^ | November 30, 2025 | BY DAVID BAUDER

[M. Thatcher]

Smart kids.

[DoodleBob]

This may be the BEST story of the year.

When the News Literacy Project asked, two-thirds of teens couldn’t think of anything when asked what movies or TV shows come to mind when they think about journalism. Those who had answers most frequently cited the “Spider-Man” franchise or the movie “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.” Neither portrayal was particularly flattering.

[ClearCase_guy]

Old people think “60 Minutes” is the pinnacle of journalism.

[Dr. Sivana]

The first movie that came to mind for me was “Absence of Malice”.

[cgbg]

Hopefully the youngsters found out what AP stands for:

Agitation and Propaganda

[decal]

No pic of Cat “Lady” Murphy in the article - wonder why...

[metmom]

And that’s encouraging.

[KevinB]

Opinionated reporters or commentators in an era of political division make readers wonder what to believe.

It was rich reading this story from the AP, one of the worst offenders.

[PeterPrinciple]

More than half of the teens surveyed believe journalists regularly engage in unethical behaviors like making up details or quotes in stories, paying sources, taking visual images out of context or doing favors for advertisers. Less than a third believe reporters correct their errors, confirm facts before reporting them, gather information from multiple sources or cover stories in the public interest — practices ingrained in the DNA of reputable journalists.

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may not all skulls full of mush.

But it leaves the question of where to they get their information.

[ladyjane]

Joachim Maitre, the former dean of Boston University’s College of Communication, resigned after admitting to plagiarizing significant portions of a speech from film critic Michael Medved without proper attribution. He described his failure to credit Medved as an inexplicable oversight during a hectic commencement day.
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[T.B. Yoits]

...has wanted to be a journalist since she was 11.

No, she wants to be on TV and have people pay attention to her like her mommy and daddy paid attention to the newscasters on TV.

If she wanted to be a journalist, she'd set up a podcast and just run with it.

[Salman]

Old people think “60 Minutes” is the pinnacle of journalism.

Not this one. Not even when it first came out (old enough to remember). { snicker }

[9YearLurker]

Actually, as a group, they are idiots. We have profoundly failed them re: education.

[FreedomPoster]

I think Eh? Pee!

[PeterPrinciple]

Most of our time here is spent reading the media.

Yet how many here will read the headline and believe it, let alone the article?

What we say and what we do are disconnected.

IT is on the internet, it must be true.....................

[Bernard]

Nothing about too many commercials on network TV? And based on the audience they network news shows have, too many commercials about Medicare and Depends?

Hmmmm. Must be the viewers' fault.

[FlingWingFlyer]

We keep hearing that about the hatred of the “media” and yet how do they think the left is getting away with their hatred. Because the “news media” haters live by and regurgitate everything they hear on the news.

[Maskot]

My 24 year old and most of her friends HATE our media and know they lie with every broadcast. They’re not stupid

[blitz128]

Legacy media is not “news reporting” but leftist propaganda.

Good for them, research your own information