Perceptions and Misperceptions of America’s Children

Summary

This working paper begins by reviewing where the general public is mistaken about major issues affecting America’s children. It examines one possible source of this misunderstanding — the print media — by analyzing the print content of five major newspapers over a 13-month period.

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Conclusions
• Table 1
• References

Key Takeaway

Dear American public: You’re uninformed

The American public is largely unaware of the issues affecting kids today, according to this study. One possible reason? The print media isn’t covering these topics frequently — or utilizing statistics when they do.