"During the class discussion Mindich mentioned that over the past year CNN has experienced a spike in viewership among younger audience members. Do you see this as a sign that young people are tuning back in or do you think this is an anomaly, perhaps caused by the elections?"

I believe that it is just the fact that we are in the 2008 election that teenagers and young adults are tuning in. The fact alone that we can finally vote has made us more aware of what is going on in the world. Back in middle school and even high school when we couldn't vote, when our voices ultimately did not matter in the political aspect of our world we didn't need to tune in. I personally think that if Obama wins the election we will tune out again, because he seems to be the one we are resting our fate with. However, if McCain wins the election I believe we will be more tuned in then ever because we are all (okay not all, sorry republicans) worried what he will do to our country and the war, etc.

I personally hope that we could stay tuned in, and I will try my best to do so because I feel I am getting older and our generation needs to step up and be responsible...but I predict the vast majority of us will stay tuned out.

Let's hope for the best.