I don’t watch the news, or read newspapers. I sit in front of an internet connected computer all day and go to places like this. TV news has never been a valid source of information, newspapers are behind the technical bell curve. One can easily be very well informed now and never expose yourself to newspapers or TV news.
But I get the feeling many young people don't pay much attention to any non-entertainment or non-sports news. I have no hard facts to back me up...just anecdotal evidence. I'd like to be proved wrong, but I don't think I am.