Anna Kim's List: Social Media

• youth who pursue their interests online are more likely to be engaged in civic issues
• improved media literacy dramatically increased students' exposure to diverse perspectives and increased the likelihood of youth online engagement.

• Youths involved in online groups based on common interests, even if those interests were not political, were more likely to increase their level of volunteering, charitable giving, and expressing themselves about community issues, compared with similar peers who were not involved in online groups.
• While being part of online groups tied together by hobbies or interests was linked to increased civic engagement, merely socializing with friends through sites like Facebook was not.
• Education on digital media literacy in high school or college was found to dramatically boost online politically-driven participation and exposure to diverse views.

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