YOUTH AND MASS MEDIA

MASS MEDIA

• Define Mass media
• The means of communication reaching a large amout of people in a short time
• Define screen time
• Time spent using a device such as a computer television or game console
• Froms of mass media- TV, newspapers, books, movies radio, magazines

CHILDREN AND TEENS SCREEN TIME

• Average time used
• Infant to two- two hours a day
• Under six years- 2.5 hours
• Ages six to ten- three hours
• Ages eight to eighteen- four or more hours

CHILDREN AND TEENS SCREEN TIME- AVERAGE TIME USED

• Reccomended
• Infant to 2 years- none
• Under six- one hour
• Ages six to ten- under two hours
• Ages eight to eighteen- two hours

TEENS AND MEDIA

• Social media- 7 hours and 38 minutes a day
• Video games- 13 hours a week
• Television- 20 hours a week
• Computer- 20 hours a week
• Internet- 2.4 hours a day

WORK CITED:

• webmd.Kids still getting to much screen time:cdc.web.11/5/14
• Los Angeles Times.web.11/5/14
• N.p., n.d. Web.11/5/14=-
• Dictionary.com, n.d. web. 11/5/14