Too much media

Introduction
In our society today, media is one of the most influential mediums present in the American youth ages 8-18. Kids spend around seven and a half hours a day consuming media in some way, not including texting and talking on the phone. Moreover that doesn’t include the time they are spending multitasking between media sources. Tamar Lewin’s article is directly connected to the results provided by the research study with the goal to objectively make the results public. Kids spend more time engaged in media than they do any other activity proven by kids ability to multitask and the idea that media has become part of their environment.
News Article Purpose and Study Fit
The effects media can have on kids is quite impactful, which created opportunity for many studies to determine the amount of media consumption by young Americans. The research study by Kaiser Family Foundation resulted in many jaw dropping statistics, which are presented by Tamar Lewin, in the article “If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online.” The main purpose of the article was to expose the overwhelming amount of time kids spend connected to media and the possible problems with heavy media consumption. Additionally, the article is very meaningful and newsworthy because it was written to make people more aware of the amount of media kids are consuming on a daily basis. According to Dr. Rich, a pediatrician of Media and Child Health, “with media use so ubiquitous, it was time to stop arguing over whether it was good or bad and accept it as part of children’s environment, “like the air they breathe, the water they drink and the food they eat, (Lewin, 2010).” Again, Lewin’s article is newsworthy because it contains important points of view an...

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...ose concerned about advocating the healthy development of kids and adolescents. The research study was the key foundation for the composition of the article and the article used the research study results to make people publicly aware of the media consumption kids are engaging in. From the results of the research study it is evident that media has become one of the most influential mediums in the lives of American kids. The research study and the article flow together nicely, which shed light on the media consumption by kids in America.

Works Cited

Lewin, T. (2010). If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/20/education/20wired.html

Rideout, V. J., Foehr, U. G., & Roberts, D. F. (2010). Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to18-Year-Olds. Retrieved from http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED527859.pdf