{"id":2926,"date":"2022-02-24T10:36:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T15:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:38:02","slug":"millennials-voices-issue-8-by-gen-z-for-gen-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2022\/millennials-voices-issue-8-by-gen-z-for-gen-z\/","title":{"rendered":"[Millennials\u2019 Voices] Issue 8: By Gen Z for Gen Z"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n [Millennials\u2019 Voices] Issue 8: By Gen Z for Gen Z\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

By Ghadah Alrasheed<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introduction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you ask anyone what defines Generation Z, their instant response would be probably \u201csocial media\u201d. Words such as \u201cdigital-savvy\u201d emerged to describe millennials\u2019 use of new media but things with Generation Z seem to have shifted to another level of digital use and consumption. And this is not strange at all. Generations are influenced by the political events, technological changes, financial shifts, and rhetoric of their times. But Generation Z\u2019s use of media has become the subject of quick judgments about a generation who provide unique outlooks and different perspectives than their older counterparts. Issues and challenges faced by young people have become associated with the image of the vulnerable and passive media consumer, who needs institutional intervention: Parents worrying about their children\u2019s excessive screen time, media narrating horror stories of cyberbullying, cyber texting and other forms of cyberisms, and politicians complaining of young people\u2019s decreasing political participation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following collection completed by four Carleton students aims to overturn these misconceptions by displaying four media projects done by young people to address their generation\u2019s challenges. The projects address four issues commonly referred to in discussions of youth, particularly regarding their use of media: (slack)activism, cyberbullying, algorithmic filter bubbles, and lack of socialization amid covid. With the diminishment of young people\u2019s voices in discussions of these issues, the collection aims to highlight Gen Z\u2019s ideas and looks at the four issues from their own perspectives. It showcases creative ways young people engage with media to navigate the challenges of their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four media projects are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n