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Re:How Millennials Get News by Jedd on Tuesday March 17, 2015 @11:34PM (#9223450)
Interestingly they declined to define 'news' .. perhaps the study proper did, though it's such a nebulous term that it's probably moot in any case.

Facebook is cited as being a primary source of news, yet items that I see pop up in the 'news' block on FB are generally of the fashion, entertainment and asinine activities of alleged celebrities variety... not news by my definition.

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Re:How Millennials Get News by cbd1984 on Wednesday March 18, 2015 @05:05AM (#9224316)
As far as I'm concerned, a kidnapping case from two states away isn't news.

News is something which could affect me or which I could affect; if it's an Amber Alert from my hometown or close by, it's news in a vague sense that, in theory, I might have some effect on it. (Statistically I'd have a better shot at winning a small prize in a lottery, but still...)

So: The Columbine school shooting? Not news. I've never lived near Columbine. The laws and changing social attitudes as a result of that? News.

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