Saturday, May 31, 2008

Youth and Civic Engagement

Last month, the Program in Comparative Media Studies hosted an MIT Communications Forum entitled "Youth and Civic Engagement." The official event description asked, "The current generation of young citizens is growing up in an age of unprecedented access to information. Will this change their understanding of democracy? What factors will shape their involvement in the political process?" The forum featured three speakers with expertise on engaging young people in more active citizenship from