Un-Graying the News

The following is a MediaNote Classic. It was originally presented to MC101 students in March 2017.

Imagine someone watching the evening news on television. Do you imagine someone your age, or someone your grandparents' age? Let's face it: TV news audiences are getting older. One media entrepreneur thinks he has a solution. NPR reports.

Questions...

•Who has seen Vice News Tonight on HBO? What do you think of it?

•What doesn't usually get covered on network TV news that should be covered?

•What does get covered on network news that you don't care about?