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Today's younger generation has a reputation of being glued to the cellphones and tablets. It's where they chat with their friends, find out the latest hot spots in town and, believe it or not, keep up with the world. In their own way, of course. Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge 
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"A new survey by TV Licensing shows that 46% of 18 to 24 year olds are 'chatterboxing' - watching a programme on television while talking to others about it online, normally via a social media platform and a second screen."
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Probably not news to most of us (no pun intended), since it seems to me that millennials thrive on immediacy of news, and attribute well served by social media. The desire (or even recognition) for accuracy, or journalistic insight, appears to be less important. But maybe my perspective is influenced by my 17-year career at Reuters, where accuracy always took precedent over timeliness.
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