Digital natives are restless

My liveblog of a panel with young people who were representing digital natives has begun a very interesting discussion. My students in one class are currently doing a survey of digital natives, interviewing digital immigrants, and writing news stories for journalism teachers. I will share our findings and some of the stories as they come in. In the meantime,I got an email from a young journalist who said

I am a 27-year-old Communications Coordinator/Web Developer based in Springfield, Mass...I know how to write a feature story on home insulation for the middle-aged homeowners who subscribe to the Daily Hampshire Gazette, but I don’t know how to write a story that could capture an audience my own age – perhaps because, instinctively, I know that they’ll probably seek home insulation information out on the Web.

What are we teaching young reporters and thinking about ourselves? I guess it's not what goes on in the minds of young people.digitalnatives