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Don't Forget the Influence of Old Media by Mark Bauerlein - March 17, 2011In discussions of the influence of media on students, people often overlook the most time-consuming activity--television viewing. In spite of the flood of digital tools and practices, TV remains by far the most popular habit. Of course, teenagers have watched TV for decades, but it's different now. Before cable TV exploded into 300 channels, teenagers had few programs centered on their own age group. Today, they have a dozen offerings all day long. The impact is profound. Teenagers can now be immersed in teen culture for hours at home alone in their bedrooms, and the more they watch Gossip Girl etc., the less they heed the voices of adults, including teachers. Current levels of TV time should be cut in half to 90 minutes per day.To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Mark Bauerlein
Princeton University
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MARK BAUERLEIN is Vaughn Fellow in the James Madison Program at Princeton University and Professor of English at Emory University. His research interests are humanities education, literary criticism, and youth and media. His latest book is The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future.
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