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Their tour includes one site that is an amazing global network of youth using ICTs to make the world (or their corner of it) a better place: http://www.takingitglobal.org SLC ----- Forwarded message from Peter Levine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 13:59:16 -0500 From: Peter Levine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: new study maps online youth political culture New Study Maps Online Political, Civic Activities of Generation Y, Documents Youth Involvement on the Web WASHINGTON, DC (March 23, 2004) - An online youth civic culture, largely unnoticed by the general public, has taken root on the Internet and is fostering Generation Y's participation in U.S. politics and community affairs, according to a report released today by American University's Center for Social Media. The report can be viewed at http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/ecitizens/youthreport.pdf "So much of the debate over young people and the media culture has focused on protecting youth from indecent, violent, or pornographic content," explained the study's principal author, Kathryn C. Montgomery, Ph.D., professor in AU's School of Communication and co-director of the Center for Social Media. "What this study reveals is that young people also use the Internet for civic and political engagement. They go online to register to vote and to volunteer; some of them are also writing about world events, launching projects for community improvement, and learning skills for political action." The 155-page report, Youth as E-Citizens, identifies and analyzes almost 400 websites, created for and in some cases by young people, that engage youth in civic activities. An "online tour" of this new online youth civic sector (http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/ecitizens/index.htm ) provides links to seventy-five websites that vividly embody this new digital civic landscape. Youth as E-Citizens received major funding from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). The study is part of the Center for Social Media's new Youth, Media, and Democracy Project, which is supported by the Surdna Foundation and the Ford Foundation. -- Peter Levine University of Maryland Deputy Director, CIRCLE (www.civicyouth.org) Research Scholar, Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy (www.puaf.umd.edu/ippp) Website: www.peterlevine.ws *** Past Messages, to Subscribe: http://dowire.org *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To UNSUBSCRIBE instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ***
