Check out Teens know what the want from online news. Do You? The report is the result of research by Media Management Center (MMC) at Northwestern University, partnering with The Newspaper Association of America Foundation, into better ways of engaging young people in news. Wired summarises the report well.
These findings seem to point to a solution like TweenTribune.com – a daily news site for kids 10-15 that serves up AP stories of interest to kids.
http://tweentribune.com
Some think it can save the newspaper business:
http://wemedia.com/2008/12/04/are-tweens-the-solution-to-the-newspaper-crisis/
Posted by: Alan Jacobson | Apr 10, 2009 7:11:36 PM