This is some of what’s caught my attention:

• Young Adults Overwhelmed By Election News Online, Study Says | NWU – "Young adults often click away from 2008 election news online because they feel news sites bombard them with too much information and too many choices, according to a new study released by Northwestern University’s Media Management Center." Too much info, too few real choices perhaps.
• Is Local Important Really? | Poynter Online – "I'm glad that the Knight Foundation is asking basic questions about what kinds of information people need support community and democracy. However, I question the Commission's strong focus on geographically defined local communities. It seems to me that with the way the media landscape has been evolving, geographically defined local communities are becoming steadily less crucial from an information perspective."