Teens’ Use of Traditional Media and the Internet
Carrie La Ferle
Steven M EdwardsandWei-Na Lee
INTRODUCTION
Teens today, often referred to as the 'N-Generation' or 'cyber teens,' are growing up in a globally interactive world. Jupiter Communications estimates that the segment of more than 4.5 million children in the United States under the age of 18 with internet accounts will more than double to 11 million by 2002 (Aquilina, 1999). According to a recent Simmons Teenage Research Study, nearly 65% of teens reported using an online service in the past 12 months (Business Wire,...