The media isn’t asking these questions because they don’t know the answers, they’re asking because people are a lot more likely to think there isn’t a clear answer when they see people asking the question over and over. If there’s a clear answer, then people who want to believe that the younger generation is just lazy will have to come to terms with the fact that they’re wrong, or worse yet, leave for another news channel that lets them keep denying it! No, they’re going to keep on asking questions and letting the viewer answer them on their own, filling in the blanks to validate whatever biases they have.
The media isn’t asking these questions because they don’t know the answers, they’re asking because people are a lot more likely to think there isn’t a clear answer when they see people asking the question over and over. If there’s a clear answer, then people who want to believe that the younger generation is just lazy will have to come to terms with the fact that they’re wrong, or worse yet, leave for another news channel that lets them keep denying it! No, they’re going to keep on asking questions and letting the viewer answer them on their own, filling in the blanks to validate whatever biases they have.