by Phoebe Dinner
Among young people, 15% of Americans ages 18-29 are heavily dependent on their smartphones for online access, according to the Pew Research Center’s study.
At the University of Maryland students are assessing the future of news media and realizing that their number one source of news is right in their pocket.
“I always check the news on my phone,” senior Yasmine Guedalia said. “I rarely go to a newsstand to buy a newspaper because everything I want is at my disposal.”
“I always check the news on my phone,” senior Yasmine Guedalia said. “I rarely go to a newsstand to buy a newspaper because everything I want is at my disposal.”
According to the PEW State of the Media 2015 USAToday.com has the top digital population followed by NYTims.com and DailyMail.co.uk. This means people are checking their phones to get their news rather than buying an actual newspaper.
Even though these papers also have a very large paper circulation, their online traffic is growing. When people are commuting to work they are checking their phones for the news that people used to get on their cell phones.
Growing demand for mobile news
Growing demand for mobile news
The Mobile Audience is also expanding. Overall, 64% of Americans now own a smartphone, which is an increase from 58% the year before.
In a study conducted about young people and cell phone use, it showed 93% of 18-29 year old smartphone owners used their phone at least once to avoid being bored. People in this study said that they did this on average 5.4 times in a one-week time period. 47% of young smartphone owners used their phone to avoid interacting with people around them.
Senior Jaimee Schuster admits that she will use her cell phone to avoid speaking to others.
Senior Jaimee Schuster admits that she will use her cell phone to avoid speaking to others.
"Your phone just makes it easy to avoid people, which isn't necessarily good but it is a problem of our generation," Schuster said.
This study just proves what people already know about the younger generation using smartphones. People are using their phones as a crutch to avoid social interactions.
Positive emotional effect of mobile use
Positive emotional effect of mobile use
In regards to the emotions that smartphones evoke, words like “productive” and “happy” almost 80% of the time. Younger owners are proven to enjoy their time with their smartphones more than the older generation of smartphone users.
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