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https://www.bespacific.com/young-adults-and-the-future-of-news/

Young Adults and the Future of News

“To better understand the U.S. media landscape, Pew Research Center has surveyed Americans over time about their news habits and attitudes. Time and time again, the youngest adults stand out from the crowd in their unique ways of consuming news and their views of the news media. This essay examines how the youngest group of adults – those ages 18 to 29 – consume news, interact with it and perceive its role in their daily lives. In doing so, it paints a picture of a generation of Americans that is both shaping and being shaped by the evolving news environment. As we look toward the future, understanding young adults’ news habits may be key to anticipating the coming shifts in the media landscape. Throughout this essay, we include quotes from young Americans gathered from several past Center studies to illustrate their experiences.  This is a Pew Research Center analysis from the Pew-Knight Initiative, a research program funded jointly by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

• Young adults are less likely to follow the news Attention to news in the U.S. – measured by the share of adults who say they follow news all or most of the time – has declined across all age groups since 2016. Young adults (ages 18 to 29) have consistently had the lowest levels.

• As of 2025, 15% of young adults say they follow the news all or most of the time.  Comparatively, 62% of the oldest Americans say they do this – about four times as many. This holds true for different types of news. Young adults are less likely than all older age groups to say they closely follow national and local news.

• Younger adults also differ in the news topics they follow. They tend to be less likely than older adults to say they often or extremely often get news about government and politics, science and technology, and business and finance. They are only slightly less likely to often get sports news – and more likely to get entertainment news. About a third (32%) of adults under 30 say they get entertainment news extremely often or often, compared with 13% of the oldest adults (those 65 and older).

• Even though young adults are less likely to report following the news, news may still be finding them in other ways.  When asked how often they seek out the news, about one-in-five young adults (22%) say they do so often or extremely often. Older adults are much more likely to intentionally seek out news…”