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NPR SEGMENTS
NPR Clips
audio January 12, 2007
Experiencing Other Faiths to Find One's Own
audio January 3, 2007
Judy Woodruff discusses project on 'Talk of the Nation'
audio December 20, 2006
A Close Bond Sheds Light on Race Relations
audio November 2, 2006
After Fighting in Iraq, Political Activism at Home
audio October 19, 2006
Generation Next: Video Games and Real-Life Choices
audio September 15, 2006
Young Muslim Americans Struggle with Identity, Part II
audio September 14, 2006
Young Muslim Americans Struggle with Identity, Part I
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GEN NEXT VIDEO
DOCUMENTARIES and NEWSHOUR SEGMENTS
Over summer 2006, NewsHour correspondent Judy Woodruff traveled the country talking to members of Generation Next. In a series of NewsHour reports and in two hour-long documentaries, Judy reported on her findings on young Americans ages 16-to-25 years old.

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Generation Next
Documentaries
  • In January and September 2007, respectively, PBS stations aired two one-hour documentaries about Generation Next. You may watch segmented versions in the Documentaries section, or view the full versions here.

    Video: Generation Next: Speak Up, Be Heard (54:40)

    Video: Generation Next 2.0 (53:44)

Youth, Advertisers Flock to Networking Web Sites

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Youth Speak Out About Midterm Elections

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Younger Workers Prompt Changes At Work

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Young People Express Views on Religion

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KIOSK VIDEO
The Generation Next RV was outfitted with a video kiosk through which young adults could share insights into their lives by answering a few questions. Below are some of the responses.

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  Northeast Trip 1
  Midwest Trip 2
  West Coast Trip 3
  South Trip 4
  Plains Trip 5
Additional Scenes from the Documentary
Krystle Vives
Internet Dependent
New York, N.Y.
Krystle Vives says that the Internet "makes everything possible," but it's also making people lazy.
Luis Lopez
Land of Opportunity
New York, N.Y.
Luis Lopez says people focus on negative aspects of the U.S. and ignore the positive traits.
Anya Kamenetz
Young and Ambitious
New York, N.Y.
Anya Kamenetz says Gen Nexters feel entitled to become anything they want to be.
Television Wars
New York, N.Y.
Justin Clark says television exposes -- and thereby desensitizes -- Gen Nexters to images of war.
'Such a Corny Story'
San Diego, Calif.
Kelley Collins and Evan Kendig share their story of how they met online.
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