U.S. teenagers have little interest in news

US TEENAGERS HAVE LITTLE INTEREST IN NEWS: STUDY
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Svea Herbst-Bayliss]
War and politics are largely ignored by American teenagers, according to a Harvard University study released on Tuesday, which found that 60 percent of them pay little attention to daily news. 28 percent of Americans between the ages of 12 and 17 said they pay almost no attention to news every day. Another 32 percent said they pay only casual attention to one news source a day. Among people aged 18 to 30, the poll found 48 percent said they are inattentive to daily news. Only 23 percent of older Americans said they largely ignore news. In general, soft stories about celebrities interest young people more than hard news stories like congressional votes or developments in Iraq. One reason teenagers may pay less attention to news than older Americans is only one in 20 young people rely heavily on a daily newspaper.
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1036737320070710