A new study by Harris Interactive reveals that a growing number of teenagers feel social media websites are expanding their awareness for ways in which other people could use some help.
"More than half of teens (55 percent) say social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have made them more aware of the needs of others," a press release from PR Newswire states. "This is a huge increase from 2011 when a little more 4 in 10 (44 percent) said their use of social media made them more aware."
The new study was commissioned by the advocacy group 30 Hour Famine, which since 1992 has raised more than $150 million to fight world hunger. On Feb. 24-25 and April 27-28, 30 Hour Famine will sponsor events wherein an estimated 200,000 teens will fast for 30 hours and donate to charity the financial savings from skipping meals.
— Jamshid Ghazi Askar
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Jamshid Ghazi Askar is an enterprise reporter covering Values in the Media for the Deseret News.
A proud half-Iranian born in Los Angeles, Mr. Askar spent his formative years growing up in Orange County. more ..
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I can see what the article is saying. But I have to disagree. Facebook is mind numbing and makes you feel more apathetic towards people around you. When you hear people's every little problem and doings via status updates, it tends to be More..
This article should be renamed, "Teens more likely to be addicted to Facebook and Twitter."
So many teens (and even adults) are so involved in Facebook and Twitter that they forgo the ability and awareness to empathisize with the More..
Agree in large part with UtahUte and ouisc.
How do websites or social media that diminish true interpersonal communication help enhance empathy? They may let us know quickly what is happening all over the world, but we earn to empathize More..