At first glance Snapchat doesn’t seem like an app that spreads news but in reality it's starting to make a breakthrough in providing it’s users with current events. “Among college students, Snapchat is the second most popular social media pathway to news behind Facebook.” Facebook is known to be used by older generations and not necessarily the youth generation. Snapchat helps to bridge the gap between. When a highschool student was interviewed he said "Finding news is very easy on Snapchat -- I don't really read newspaper articles anymore." It is convenient for users to go through multiple short 11 second videos. It serves as a way to grasp the viewers attention long enough for them to gain interest and do their own research.
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