Digital technologies are changing how people consume news and information. People now get news on smartphones and tablets, leading to more scanning and less in-depth reading. This new digital reading is more fragmented and distracted. However, compelling and well-written content can still engage readers and help them focus despite various distractions.
17. “With iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations, -- none of which I know how
to work -- information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of
entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of
emancipation.” May, 2010