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Show News outlets increasingly look toward young voters Special programs target first-tim- e voters on cable networks and compare their stances on issues like the economic., dential candidates, especially Obama, are reaching out ' . to younger voters. stimulus, energy, housing and immigration. Cobb said that although in every election cycle Fox News aired a special program last month The Y Factor, in which Heather Nauert, a Fox there seems to be an attempt to find a certain kind of News reporter, described in detail the Y Generation. In voter, whether its soccer moms or baseball dads, this is one of the first instances in which the candidates have an interview with Morley Winograd and Michael Hais, tried to mobilize voters. authors of Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube, What usually happens, he said, is that candidates and the Future of American Politics, they described this Novembers election as one in which a majority of will instead try to convert voters so that they will cast their ballots in their favor. In these types of campaigns, young voters will take an interest in politics. This comes at a time when only about a third of candidates will turn to smear tactics like mudslinging -- - at least those in the younger-than-2- 5 age demographic watch to convert voters from one party to the other for the election. To do that, youve got to run a lot cable news, according to a study performed by the Pew Research Center. In the same demographic, another of ads and find reasons that they would change sides, Cobb said. third get no news on a typical day. Candidates typically spend less time trying to gain So these media oudets are reaching out to Generathe support of young voters because they will get less tion Y, which, the study said, gets most of its information from the Web. bang for the buck. Whats different is that, in, the past and still will Attempting to gain younger viewers helps not only with advertising profits for the broadcasting companies, be the case in the future, the lowest turnout is among but also follows suit with how the presumptive presi voters, Cobb said. Theyre less likely young first-tim- e to register and less likely to vote if registered. This leads to a vicious cycle, Cobb said, in which candidates ignore young voters because the time they spend campaigning for the youth vote will not produce as big of an effect. On the other hand, he said, young voters who are less interested in the campaign will be less likely to want to vote. So its this election that has changed the way both the media and the candidates see young voters. Obama is directly and explicitly targeting first-tim- e voters to vote for him rather than his opponent, and theyre actually showing up this time. Although both candidates are attempting to register young voters, Obama is going in mass and trying to register them at youth events and concerts, Cobb Alison Herman Uwire; N.C. State . en-tid- You can feel it in the air. Or rather, you can see it on the air. Broadcast, print and radio journalists are doggedly following Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain. Theyre reporting the presumptive candidates actions, their changes in platforms, their habits and how they met their wives. Its election season. But this year is different, according to Michael Cobb, a political science professor at North Carolina State. News outlets, especially broadcast media stations like CNN, Fox News and NBC, have begun to zero voters. CNN has a League in on young and first-tim- e of First Time Voters, which, according to the Web site, is a resource to learn about elections basics and a community where you can express yourself and meet other League members. Unregistered citizens can also register to vote, learn information about the candidates Across 1 5 9 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 21 23 24 25 27 28 31 34 35 36 37 38 Type of store Mocked A Gabor sister Boundary Eng. river Weight unit Ireland Israeli dance Function Kinsman Deduce Cruise Coal fragment Deceivers Some addresses (Abbr.) Sports car items Correspond Afr. perennial Geller, for one Chomp Weapon Peaches Lure 42 43 Gap 44 Fragrances said. None of this would make a difference if voters were split 5050 between both candidates, he said. The difference is that young people overwhelmingly favor him, so you mobilize and target those that are on your side. 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Trivial 40 vehicle 41 Lean 42 Large carnivores 44 Guide 45 Baseball shoe addition 46 Transparency 47 Movie dog 49 Olfactory sensation 50 Roman emperor 53 Sick 54 Pool stick 56 Droop . Two-wheel- ed shows young people having a voice. It seems like for the first time more people care, although were kind of in a biased section of the population, she said. Were in college so obviously people are prone to care about issues and things that affect them, and a lot of these issues affect college students. Visit The Forum's Web site www.thewestminsterfomm.com (Puzzle solutions are available there!) VOLULMEXUI: ISSUE 10 1 t em |