Mr. Schoofs, I’m Caroline Gage, an eighth grade student at an average middle school. But does attending an average middle school mean that my peers and myself must fit the mold of an average student? Over the course of the year, I’ve come to notice the amount of teachers and students who are unenlightened and frankly, uninterested about the happenings of the world. According to the Huffington Post and Quantcast, almost 8 percent of BuzzFeed’s 97.9 million users between the ages 12 and 17; nearly 8 million people! Not to mention the 23 million 18 to 24-year-olds who also view BuzzFeed. That’s 31 million school-age teens and adults that visit BuzzFeed every day; including myself. But why do we all stray towards the quizzes and random lists when we could easily click on stories detailing the state of the world? BuzzFeed’s following continues to grow every month, making it more and more influential to people my age. What I’m getting at is this: BuzzFeed News has the ability to reach millions of teens and adults with articles that inform and entertain at the same time. A combination of news and amusement would be mutually beneficial for BuzzFeed and its audience. A study by the Pew Research Center uncovered that only 27% of
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In 2017, we have more access to information than ever before, yet so many people don’t take advantage of it. Imagine the impact of educated citizens. People my age could form educated opinions instead of only listening to what their parents say. A democracy’s greatest strength is an informed electorate. Perhaps if people were more informed before the 2016 presidential election, there would have been a different outcome. Along with a more well versed public, BuzzFeed News would have more people reading their articles. You would likely begin to see both younger and older age groups reading the
In 2017, we have more access to information than ever before, yet so many people don’t take advantage of it. Imagine the impact of educated citizens. People my age could form educated opinions instead of only listening to what their parents say. A democracy’s greatest strength is an informed electorate. Perhaps if people were more informed before the 2016 presidential election, there would have been a different outcome. Along with a more well versed public, BuzzFeed News would have more people reading their articles. You would likely begin to see both younger and older age groups reading the