A new report by Childwise about the way young people (they refer to "children" between 5 and 16)consume the media confirms what we have all suspected: that mobile devices (mobile phones, laptops, tablets) are replacing older media technologies in the lives of children.
As Media students, we should ask ourselves WHY that should be.
Here's how the BBC reported it:
"The way children use media through the day is also changing, says the research, suggesting a push-button, on-demand culture, which is moving away from scheduled television programmes.
Before school, children are now more likely to play with their mobiles than watch television.
When children get home from school, instead of rushing to switch on the television, they are more likely to reach for the internet.
When children are reading at home, it is more likely to be through a screen rather than a book or a magazine.
Even in bed at night, the mobile phone is being used by 32% of children across the five to 16 age range.
It also seems to be approaching game over for old-style PCs in children's bedrooms - which have been replaced by laptops and tablet-style computers.
Land-line telephones are also looking like yesterday's world for many of these youngsters - with the research claiming that more children know how to send a text message than find a telephone number."
And here's a link to the full BBC story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16475278
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