BY NATASIA SIMMONS, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD-- According to analysis of Nielsen data, teens are the least likely age group to watch news television broadcast. Teens say they get their news from other sources
Blythewood High School students expressed their views on teens’ interaction with current events.
“I don’t watch the news because I have social media to catch me up instead,” freshman Meg Torres said.
Some teens today don’t really stress about the news that much simply because they feel it doesn’t affect them personally. It can also be hard to focus on the information given because it might come across as boring.
“I know a lot of kids don’t watch the news ‘cause they’re bored about it, ” freshman Harleigh Pennington said.
Teens who watch the news have a tendency to say it could be depressing and deep because of some of the horrible things going on in the world today.
“I think the news is a bit depressing but sometimes it gives you a lot of information, ” Pennington said.
Adults could agree and or disagree with their children watching the news. They usually disagree because most of the information on the news could lead to a negative impact on their children causing effective changes.
“It’s more of a benefit that teens not watch the news because it has a lot more negative influences than positive,” said Tangela Simmons, instructor at Midlands Technical College.
It’s very important that teens are up to date with everything that happens around them in the world according to Pennington.
“We want to help teenagers discover what it is they care about," according Katherine Schulten of The New York Times.
No matter how they get their information, teens need to be informed and educated with the reality of things that happen right in front of their eyes, according to Torres.
