Pew Research Study

First, I have to say that I was disappointed that this NY Times article did not have a link to the actual study. It looked like it gave a link but if you actually follow it, it leads you to a general site. I am not sure what Pew qualifies as younger adults but Im sure that I would be considered to be one. I am the same as the younger adults in this survey in that I use the internet to get most of my news. I had an issue with the question where it asked younger adults if they would be concerned with the death of a local newspaper.
Personally, like the other younger adults, I would be more unconcerned if there was a death of a local newspaper but I believe that the author and the researchers were not correct in their explanation of why. The author relied on a researcher, Mr. Rosenstiel, on the project to help explain why younger adults would be less concerned. Mr. Rosenstiel said, the finding could be attributed to cognitive dissonance or to an assumption that the news and information would be available elsewhere if the newspaper were to close." I think that this is a real issue in some circumstances but I believe there is a better explanation for the lack of concern for local newspapers in this instance. Younger adults move around a lot. Often, they have not been in the same place for more than two or three years and they do not plan on staying where they are for the next two or three years. This lack of a stable 'home' in younger adult's lives is a better explanation for why they do not really care about local newspapers. I have lived in Provo for about a year and a half and the only local newspaper I have read is the university's paper. I don't really care that much about local Provo news because I do not consider myself to be a true local citizen. I believe that this example is a better reason for why young adults are not concerned about the death of a local newspaper. This NY Times article was interesting but I am not sure that it was entirely thought out.