Youth and information
Nearly one-third of young people in Switzerland have little to no interest in the news. Various studies show that daily world events are of secondary importance to them. They rarely use information sources and thus develop limited literacy in dealing with and processing news, which makes them more susceptible/vulnerable to misinformation. So, how can we examine the relationship between the younger generation and information today? Helping us with the answer is Eleonora Benecchi, lecturer-researcher at USI Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society. She collaborated in the study Reaching Swiss Digital Natives with News, conducted by Universitą della Svizzera italiana with the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne. The study involved a panel of 66 people between the ages of 12 and 20 from the three linguistic regions of Switzerland. It sought to provide solutions by analysing the demands and expectations of young people regarding news, the media, information consumption, and the so-called media literacy.
