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Thursday 1 sepTember 2022
Survey finds young people follow news, but without much joy

By DAVID BAUDER themselves.
AP Media Writer Asked who they con-
NEW YORK (AP) — Young sider most responsible for
people are following the its spread, young people
news but aren't too happy pointed to social media
with what they're seeing. companies and users, poli-
Broadly speaking, that's the ticians and the media in
conclusion of a study re- equal measure.
leased Wednesday show- That may surprise people
ing 79% of young Ameri- in the media who believe
cans say they get news they are fighting misinfor-
daily. The survey of young mation, and are not part of
people ages 16 to 40 — the the problem, Bolden said.
older of which are known A significant number of
as millennials and the people disagree.
younger Generation Z — "Whether that's accurate or
was conducted by Media not, the people in this busi-
Insight Project, a collabo- ness have to deal with that
ration between The Asso- perception," he said.
ciated Press-NORC Center He suggested that it's im-
for Public Affairs Research portant for news organiza-
and the American Press In- tions to better explain what
stitute. A woman checks her phone in Orem, Utah, on Nov. 14, 2019. it is that they do and how
The report pokes holes in Associated Press coverage decisions are
the idea that young peo- made, along with taking a
ple aren't interested in more get news each day least one news product, like line or who set time limits on step back to make clear
news, a perception largely from YouTube and Insta- print or digital magazines or their consumption, point to how government functions,
driven by statistics showing gram, and about a quarter newspapers, and a similar a weariness with the news, as well as holding leaders
older audiences for televi- or more from TikTok, Snap- percentage have donated said Tom Rosenstiel, a Uni- to account.
sion news and newspapers. chat and Twitter. Now, 40% to at least one nonprofit versity of Maryland journal- The percentage of people
"They are more engaged say they get news from news organization. ism professor. who say "news stories that
in more ways than people Facebook daily, compared Only 32% say they enjoy "I wasn't surprised by that," seem to mostly create con-
give them credit for," said with 57% of millennials who following the news. That's Bolden said. "It has been flict rather than help ad-
Michael Bolden, CEO and said that in a 2015 Media a marked decrease from a challenging news cycle, dress it" and "media outlets
executive director of the Insight Project survey. seven years ago, when especially the last three that pass on conspiracy
American Press Institute. Yet 45% also said they get 53% of millennials said that. years." theories and unsubstanti-
An estimated 71% of this news each day from tradi- Fewer young people now About 9 in 10 young people ated rumors" are a major
age group gets news daily tional sources, like televi- say they enjoy talking with say misinformation about is- problem exceeded the
from social media. The so- sion or radio stations, news- family and friends about sues and events is a prob- number of people con-
cial media diet is becom- papers and news websites. the news. lem, including about 6 in 10 cerned about journalists
ing more varied; Facebook The poll found that about Other findings, such as peo- who say it's a major prob- putting too much opinion
doesn't dominate the way a quarter of young people ple who say they feel worse lem. Most say they've been in their stories, the survey
it used to. About a third or say they regularly pay for at the longer they spend on- exposed to misinformation found.q

Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected

ern Minnesota, officials said some eastern states. turkeys annually than any
Wednesday. "While the timing of this de- other state.
The disease was detect- tection is a bit sooner than This year's outbreak con-
ed after a farm in Meeker we anticipated, we have tributed to a spike in egg
County reported an in- been preparing for a resur- and meat prices, and
crease in mortality last gence of the avian influen- killed an alarming number
weekend, the Minnesota za we dealt with this spring," of bald eagles and other
Board of Animal Health said Dr. Shauna Voss, the wild birds. It also affected
said. Tests confirmed the board's senior veterinarian. some zoos. It appeared to
disease Tuesday evening. "HPAI is here and biosecu- be waning in June, but of-
The flock was euthanized rity is the first line of defense ficials warned then that an-
to stop the spread. to protect your birds." other surge could take hold
It was the first detection of Across the country, accord- this fall.
avian influenza in Minne- ing to the U.S. Department The disease is typically car-
sota since May 31, when a of Agriculture, 414 flocks in ried by migrating birds. It
backyard flock was struck 39 states have been affect- only occasionally affects
in Becker County, and the ed since February, costing humans, such as farm work-
In this Nov. 2, 2005 file photo, turkeys are seen at a turkey farm
near Sauk Centre, Minn. first in the Midwest since a producers over 40 million ers, and the USDA keeps
Associated Press backyard flock in Indiana birds, mostly commercial poultry from infected flocks
on June 9. However, there turkeys and chickens. The out of the food supply. A
By STEVE KARNOWSKI ties expected after a lull have been several detec- disease has struck 81 Min- widespread outbreak in
Associated Press of several months, with the tions in western states in nesota flocks this year, re- 2015 killed 50 million birds
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bird highly pathogenic disease July and August, including quiring the killing of nearly across 15 states and cost
flu has returned to the Mid- being detected in a com- California, Washington, Or- 2.7 million birds. the federal government
west earlier than authori- mercial turkey flock in west- egon, Utah, plus a few in Minnesota produces more nearly $1 billion.q