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Generation Next 2.0

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:00:00 EDT

As a follow-up to January's documentary on the challenges facing young Americans, Judy Woodruff and the team have put together another hour of reporting, set to air on most PBS stations Wednesday night. "Generation Next 2.0" profiles seven unique young adults.

Generation Next The Documentary: The Search for Identity

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:49:00 EDT

With more choices and often more education than any generation to come before them, members of Generation Next now must find their own path, and it is those decisions being made now what may shape how they are viewed for years to come.

Generation Next The Documentary: Engaged and Informed

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:48:00 EDT

Judy Woodruff explores the array of ways in which Generation Next is affecting the U.S., from its service in the military and volunteerism in local communities to an increasing impact at the ballot box.

Generation Next The Documentary: Role Models, Sex, and Diversity

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:47:00 EDT

Raised in a world rich in technology and racial diversity, Generation Next's views of religion, sexuality and family appear to be a complex mix of contradictions.

Generation Next The Documentary: Careers and Cashflow

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:45:00 EDT

Although saddled with enormous money pressures from school loans and personal debt, Generation Next has high expectations for what life will be like in the working world.

Cell Phones are Destroying the Art of Communication

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:21:00 EDT

In the latest Generation Next op-ed, Andrew Hanelly of Penn State University writes: "If cell phones were first rung up as an alternative avenue to communication they've graduated into the only major expressway for our conversations - and we're all but ignoring the scenic route we called small talk..."

Dialogue: Generation Next and the Media

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:20:00 EDT

In recent weeks, Natalia Bailey, 18, and Ryan Walsh, 19, discussed over e-mail whether Generation Next or the traditional media deserves more blame for the way in which young Americans have stopped reading newspapers and watching television news.

College Students Look Beyond Institutionalized Religion

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:17:00 EDT

For decades, college campuses have been a symbol of youthful decadence and a haven for bad decisions in the eyes of many religious conservatives. The past five years, however, have witnessed a surge of religious life, both on and off campus.