The 18-24 Age Group and the News

The main objective of this research is to study young adults and their interest in information so as to verify whether their apparent lack of interest in the social and political information disseminated by the media is real and also to explore their representations of the media. Seventeen interviews were conducted with a total of 70 respondents : 18 in Vancouver, 21 in Toronto and 31 in Montreal. The interviews took the form of focus groups, generally involving five individuals. This publication has been done under the scientific direction of Madeleine Gauthier, with the Collaboration of the Canadian Media Research Consortium.