Twitter, Facebook and Co: Good for Teens and the First Amendment?

SOCIAL MEDIA:GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY? To get news and information at least several times a week... As social media use has grown in the United States, so has students' appreciation for the First Amendment, a Knight Foundation study finds.* The First Amendment's Five Fundamental Freedoms Students who report spending "a lot" or "some" time using social media to: 2/3 3/4 of students use the Internet. of students use social media. (up from 31 percent in 2006) such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr Find information about friends: 56% Does the First Amendment go too far in the rights it guarantees? Share opinions: 55% Students Teachers 2006 2006 Religion Find out what is happening in the world: 50% Find out what is happening in school: 47% 33% yes 37% 45% yes 62% no no Share personal information with friends: 46% Speech Percent of students tolerating unpopular opinions according to frequency of use of social media: 2011 2011 Daily: 91% 24% yes 25% yes 53% 67% no no Press Weekly: 85% *remaining respondents answered "Don't know" Monthly: 82% Only 35 percent of teachers agree that high school students should be allowed to report controversial issues in their student newspapers without the approval of Never: 77% school authorities. Students who have had First Amendment instruction are 6-7 percent more likely than students without such instruction to say... Classroom instruction on Assembly the First Amendment: down NEWS #*)$! 8 percent SOAP since 2007 despite its positive People should be allowed to express Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval. Musicians should be allowed to sing songs effects. unpopular opinions. with offensive lyrics. Petition More at KnightFoundation.org *Survey of 12,090 high school students and 900 high school teachers conducted spring 2011. Commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. SOCIAL MEDIA:GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY? To get news and information at least several times a week... As social media use has grown in the United States, so has students' appreciation for the First Amendment, a Knight Foundation study finds.* The First Amendment's Five Fundamental Freedoms Students who report spending "a lot" or "some" time using social media to: 2/3 3/4 of students use the Internet. of students use social media. (up from 31 percent in 2006) such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr Find information about friends: 56% Does the First Amendment go too far in the rights it guarantees? Share opinions: 55% Students Teachers 2006 2006 Religion Find out what is happening in the world: 50% Find out what is happening in school: 47% 33% yes 37% 45% yes 62% no no Share personal information with friends: 46% Speech Percent of students tolerating unpopular opinions according to frequency of use of social media: 2011 2011 Daily: 91% 24% yes 25% yes 53% 67% no no Press Weekly: 85% *remaining respondents answered "Don't know" Monthly: 82% Only 35 percent of teachers agree that high school students should be allowed to report controversial issues in their student newspapers without the approval of Never: 77% school authorities. Students who have had First Amendment instruction are 6-7 percent more likely than students without such instruction to say... Classroom instruction on Assembly the First Amendment: down NEWS #*)$! 8 percent SOAP since 2007 despite its positive People should be allowed to express Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval. Musicians should be allowed to sing songs effects. unpopular opinions. with offensive lyrics. Petition More at KnightFoundation.org *Survey of 12,090 high school students and 900 high school teachers conducted spring 2011. Commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. SOCIAL MEDIA:GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY? To get news and information at least several times a week... As social media use has grown in the United States, so has students' appreciation for the First Amendment, a Knight Foundation study finds.* The First Amendment's Five Fundamental Freedoms Students who report spending "a lot" or "some" time using social media to: 2/3 3/4 of students use the Internet. of students use social media. (up from 31 percent in 2006) such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr Find information about friends: 56% Does the First Amendment go too far in the rights it guarantees? Share opinions: 55% Students Teachers 2006 2006 Religion Find out what is happening in the world: 50% Find out what is happening in school: 47% 33% yes 37% 45% yes 62% no no Share personal information with friends: 46% Speech Percent of students tolerating unpopular opinions according to frequency of use of social media: 2011 2011 Daily: 91% 24% yes 25% yes 53% 67% no no Press Weekly: 85% *remaining respondents answered "Don't know" Monthly: 82% Only 35 percent of teachers agree that high school students should be allowed to report controversial issues in their student newspapers without the approval of Never: 77% school authorities. Students who have had First Amendment instruction are 6-7 percent more likely than students without such instruction to say... Classroom instruction on Assembly the First Amendment: down NEWS #*)$! 8 percent SOAP since 2007 despite its positive People should be allowed to express Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval. Musicians should be allowed to sing songs effects. unpopular opinions. with offensive lyrics. Petition More at KnightFoundation.org *Survey of 12,090 high school students and 900 high school teachers conducted spring 2011. Commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. SOCIAL MEDIA:GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY? To get news and information at least several times a week... As social media use has grown in the United States, so has students' appreciation for the First Amendment, a Knight Foundation study finds.* The First Amendment's Five Fundamental Freedoms Students who report spending "a lot" or "some" time using social media to: 2/3 3/4 of students use the Internet. of students use social media. (up from 31 percent in 2006) such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr Find information about friends: 56% Does the First Amendment go too far in the rights it guarantees? Share opinions: 55% Students Teachers 2006 2006 Religion Find out what is happening in the world: 50% Find out what is happening in school: 47% 33% yes 37% 45% yes 62% no no Share personal information with friends: 46% Speech Percent of students tolerating unpopular opinions according to frequency of use of social media: 2011 2011 Daily: 91% 24% yes 25% yes 53% 67% no no Press Weekly: 85% *remaining respondents answered "Don't know" Monthly: 82% Only 35 percent of teachers agree that high school students should be allowed to report controversial issues in their student newspapers without the approval of Never: 77% school authorities. Students who have had First Amendment instruction are 6-7 percent more likely than students without such instruction to say... Classroom instruction on Assembly the First Amendment: down NEWS #*)$! 8 percent SOAP since 2007 despite its positive People should be allowed to express Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval. Musicians should be allowed to sing songs effects. unpopular opinions. with offensive lyrics. Petition More at KnightFoundation.org *Survey of 12,090 high school students and 900 high school teachers conducted spring 2011. Commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. SOCIAL MEDIA:GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY? To get news and information at least several times a week... As social media use has grown in the United States, so has students' appreciation for the First Amendment, a Knight Foundation study finds.* The First Amendment's Five Fundamental Freedoms Students who report spending "a lot" or "some" time using social media to: 2/3 3/4 of students use the Internet. of students use social media. (up from 31 percent in 2006) such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr Find information about friends: 56% Does the First Amendment go too far in the rights it guarantees? Share opinions: 55% Students Teachers 2006 2006 Religion Find out what is happening in the world: 50% Find out what is happening in school: 47% 33% yes 37% 45% yes 62% no no Share personal information with friends: 46% Speech Percent of students tolerating unpopular opinions according to frequency of use of social media: 2011 2011 Daily: 91% 24% yes 25% yes 53% 67% no no Press Weekly: 85% *remaining respondents answered "Don't know" Monthly: 82% Only 35 percent of teachers agree that high school students should be allowed to report controversial issues in their student newspapers without the approval of Never: 77% school authorities. Students who have had First Amendment instruction are 6-7 percent more likely than students without such instruction to say... Classroom instruction on Assembly the First Amendment: down NEWS #*)$! 8 percent SOAP since 2007 despite its positive People should be allowed to express Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval. Musicians should be allowed to sing songs effects. unpopular opinions. with offensive lyrics. Petition More at KnightFoundation.org *Survey of 12,090 high school students and 900 high school teachers conducted spring 2011. Commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. SOCIAL MEDIA:GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY? To get news and information at least several times a week... As social media use has grown in the United States, so has students' appreciation for the First Amendment, a Knight Foundation study finds.* The First Amendment's Five Fundamental Freedoms Students who report spending "a lot" or "some" time using social media to: 2/3 3/4 of students use the Internet. of students use social media. (up from 31 percent in 2006) such as Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr Find information about friends: 56% Does the First Amendment go too far in the rights it guarantees? Share opinions: 55% Students Teachers 2006 2006 Religion Find out what is happening in the world: 50% Find out what is happening in school: 47% 33% yes 37% 45% yes 62% no no Share personal information with friends: 46% Speech Percent of students tolerating unpopular opinions according to frequency of use of social media: 2011 2011 Daily: 91% 24% yes 25% yes 53% 67% no no Press Weekly: 85% *remaining respondents answered "Don't know" Monthly: 82% Only 35 percent of teachers agree that high school students should be allowed to report controversial issues in their student newspapers without the approval of Never: 77% school authorities. Students who have had First Amendment instruction are 6-7 percent more likely than students without such instruction to say... Classroom instruction on Assembly the First Amendment: down NEWS #*)$! 8 percent SOAP since 2007 despite its positive People should be allowed to express Newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval. Musicians should be allowed to sing songs effects. unpopular opinions. with offensive lyrics. Petition More at KnightFoundation.org *Survey of 12,090 high school students and 900 high school teachers conducted spring 2011. Commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.