Young People's Media Habits

Young people hold strong democratic media ideals and want more depth, presence, and time together with other people. Yet many remain caught in a digital media environment they experience as both necessary and deeply problematic. 

Danish 18–35-year-olds spend an average of four hours and ten minutes on their phone every day. Nearly three out of four consider this too much, and describe their phone use as a kind of autopilot or "doomscrolling" — something they get pulled into without wanting to, and struggle to break free from. These are some of the insights from the Connect project, in which researchers and students from DMJX, in collaboration with Roskilde Festival, have examined young people's media habits through more than 600 interviews and large-scale surveys. 

Join a conversation about what we can do to foster positive change and a more balanced approach to smartphones and social media. 

Taking part in the conversation are researcher Signe Kammersgaard Müller from DMJX, one of the researchers behind the study, and commentator and debater Bastian Emil Goldschmidt. The conversation is moderated by Deputy Director Christina Bilde, Roskilde Festival Gruppen. 

Participants 

• Signe Kammersgaard Müller, Assistant Professor, DMJX 
• Bastian Emil Goldschmidt, Commentator and Debater 
• Christina Bilde, Deputy Director, Roskilde Festival Group 

Language: Danish 

The session is presented by DMJX and Roskilde Festival Group