A report held in June 2022 among Gen Z and millennials in the United States revealed that 86 percent believed that news stories creating conflict rather than addressing them were a major or minor problem. Meanwhile, 52 percent felt that made-up stories were a pertinent issue in the news industry, as well as 45 percent who considered journalists having too much opinion in their stories to be very problematic.
Gen Z and millennials' attitudes to how problematic certain elements of the news and information environment are in the United States as of June 2022
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American Press Institute. (August 29, 2022). Gen Z and millennials' attitudes to how problematic certain elements of the news and information environment are in the United States as of June 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389680/gen-z-millennials-issues-with-news-us/
American Press Institute. "Gen Z and millennials' attitudes to how problematic certain elements of the news and information environment are in the United States as of June 2022." Chart. August 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389680/gen-z-millennials-issues-with-news-us/
American Press Institute. (2022). Gen Z and millennials' attitudes to how problematic certain elements of the news and information environment are in the United States as of June 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389680/gen-z-millennials-issues-with-news-us/
American Press Institute. "Gen Z and Millennials' Attitudes to How Problematic Certain Elements of The News and Information Environment Are in The United States as of June 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389680/gen-z-millennials-issues-with-news-us/
American Press Institute, Gen Z and millennials' attitudes to how problematic certain elements of the news and information environment are in the United States as of June 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389680/gen-z-millennials-issues-with-news-us/ (last visited October 30, 2024)
Gen Z and millennials' attitudes to how problematic certain elements of the news and information environment are in the United States as of June 2022 [Graph], American Press Institute, August 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389680/gen-z-millennials-issues-with-news-us/
