#  \[Digital Brief\] News and America’s Kids: How Young People Perceive and Are Impacted by the News (common sense media) 

 





March 08, 2017

 

 

*How do young people get their news? how much do they trust different news sources? whether can spot "fake news"?* A [common sense media ](https://www.commonsensemedia.org)study, "[News and America’s Kids: How Young People Perceive and Are Impacted by the News,](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/sites/default/files/uploads/research/2017_commonsense_newsandamericaskids.pdf)" finds that American kids (aged between 10 and 18) value the news, saying that following the news helps them feel prepared to make a difference in their communities, but many of them also feel neglected and misrepresented or see racial and gender biasis in it. Kids are also fooled by fake news and[ ](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/how-to-spot-fake-news-and-teach-kids-to-have-media-savvy)trust family for news (but still prefer to get it from social media). Read [more](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/our-new-research-shows-where-kids-get-their-news-and-how-they-feel-about-it).

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