"When they engage with the news - if they do - they hear a cacophony of voices. They don't know who to believe. Reporters are biased. They make mistakes. Besides, why would you hitch your future to a dying industry? "There is a lot of commentary - 'Oh, good for you. Look what you're walking into. You're going to be screaming into the void. You're going to be useless,' said Murphy, a 21-year-old graduate student at the University of Maryland's journalism school."
"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."
Cat Murphy has wanted to be a journalist since age 11, but many peers view journalism skeptically. When teens engage with news, they encounter competing voices and doubt who to believe. A large majority use negative words to describe news media, calling it biased, fake, confusing or depressing. More than half of teens believe journalists engage in unethical behaviors such as fabricating details, paying sources, misusing images or favoring advertisers. Fewer than one-third trust reporters to correct errors, verify facts, consult multiple sources or serve the public interest. Political rhetoric and limited news education contribute to teen disengagement.
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