Trending Now: News Habits of Generation Z

Abstract

An exploration of literature addressing the interest and engagement of young adults, and their novel approach to seeking information. We find that Generation Z adults are engaged with similar public policy issues as other adults; seek information about those issues daily; seek news via social media significantly more frequently than even Millennials; consume news from more liberal-leaning news outlets; understand the political biases of publications; and do not differ across a variety of US geopolitical regions. Implications are discussed.

Keywords: Generation Z, News, Social Media, Public Policy, News Bias, Millennials, Young Adults