During the week of August 7-11, 2006, The Los Angeles Times ran a series
based on a poll that dealt with youth media and culture. Here are links to the series:

From advanced PR:

In an exclusive five-part Los Angeles Times series beginning Aug. 7, a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll will present an in-depth -- and, for marketers, a worrisome -- profile of America's tweens/teens and young adults -- two highly prized consumer segments that, with their vast arsenals of electronic gear, are the most entertained -- and perhaps the most bored -- generation of the Information Age.

The survey is the first in an annual series of Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg polls focusing on pop culture, entertainment, and media consumption habits.

The five-part series will be available beginning Aug. 7 at www.latimes.com/entertainmentpoll.
Corresponding poll results and analysis for each daily installment will be posted at www.latimes.com/timespoll.

Series Highlights
    Aug. 7 - Survey Overview: Fun Isn't Enough For Teens
    *  With their vast arsenals of electronic gear, they are the most
       entertained generation of the Information Age.  Yet the YouTubing,
       MySpacing, multi-tasking teens and young adults widely seen as
       Hollywood's Most Wanted audience are feeling -- can it be? -- a bit
       bored with it all.  Even in a kajillion-channel universe, there aren't
       nearly enough options.
    *  The revolution in entertainment, media and technology that many in
       Hollywood are preparing for has yet to fully take hold.  If these teens
       and young adults seem hesitant to watch filmed entertainment on their
       mobile devices, there's more troubling news: The multiplex isn't that
       popular, either.

    Aug. 8 - Movies: Far Removed from the Multiplex
    *  Hollywood has followed a rigid moviemaking formula for decades: produce
       long features, show them first in theaters, release them on video, then
       broadcast them on television.  This dusty model just might not be good
       enough anymore.
    *  Cell phones and video iPods aren't the answers, yet.  Teens may not be
       ready to watch short films on these devices, but they're dying for
       something new and exciting.

    Aug. 9 - Music: Is Copying A Crime?
    *  In the music industry, copied CDs and so-called "school-yard" piracy is
       now considered a greater threat than illegal peer-to-peer downloading.
       For some teens, copying purchased CDs or DVDs is legal, while copying
       stolen music or movies is a crime.  A look at the widespread confusion
       that proliferates as the line between piracy and legality becomes ever
       murkier in the iTunes age.

    Aug. 10 - Television: No Big Demand For Small Screen
    *  Entertainment purveyors may be rushing to package their content into
       mobisodes, video downloads and podcasts -- that no one needs.  Teens
       and young adults -- the generation most likely to be the early adapters
       of this new technology -- have yet to fully embrace it.
    *  Jon Stewart, watch out.  Of all media sources, teens and young adults
       say they're least likely to get their news from edgy comedy shows, MTV
       or even the Internet.  Try local TV news.

    Aug. 11 - Tweens & Multi-tasking
    *  A fun book ... music playing on the computer ... a PlayStation 2 game
       in the console ... email ... and surfing the Web.  And homework, too.
       The ability to juggle homework, entertainment and communication with
       friends has become a key requirement for the modern teenager.