Links to eight reports: from Pew Research Center, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for MEDIA 12-7-25 — and scroll up for UKRAINE, SYRIA and WEST BANK) — MCM
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FROM DEC. 4 Americans are following the news less closely than they used to, by Naomi Foreman-Katz | Pew Research Center The share of Americans who say they follow the news all or most of the time has decreased since 2016, according to nearly a decade’s worth of Pew Research Center surveys. This shift comes amid . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 1 and Aug. 31 A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media, by David Bauder | AP NEW YORK — A study this fall by the News Literacy Project documented negative attitudes toward the news media among 13- to 18-year-old Americans. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for earlier report from AP.
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FROM DEC. 5 Vanity Fair parts ways with Olivia Nuzzi amid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. controversy, by David Bauder and Hillel Italie | AP NEW YORK — Vanity Fair is parting ways with West Coast editor Olivia Nuzzi amid ongoing controversy over her relationship with profile subject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. while she was . . . READ MORE . . .
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Netflix is buying Warner Bros. What it could mean for the entertainment industry. Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with Matt Belloni of Puck News about Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. and the potential challenges ahead. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM DEC. 5 A look at Australia’s upcoming social media ban for children under age 16. Eyder Peralta of NPR speaks with Susan Sawyer of the University of Melbourne about Australia’s new ban on social media for children under 16. It goes into effect next week. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM DEC. 7 Why do Jane Austen’s works still hold so much appeal, 250 years after her birth? Reported by Melissa Gray | NPR We ask members of the Jane Austen Society of North America as well as writers Sandra Cisneros and Brandon Taylor. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM DEC. 7 Do Oscar wins make directors more daring? Reported by Miles Parks and Marc Rivers | NPR Rivers asks film critic Kyle Wilson what happens when a director tries to follow up an Oscar win. Click HERE to listen and read.
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