Face Gain or Face Loss

How youth is affected by digital news platforms has long been an interest with the book Face Gain or Face Loss: The Effect of Online News on Youth written by Dr Partha Protim Banerjee. He observes how these platforms communicate with young people and influence them with instant access to a variety of materials that arouses their curiosity, critical thinking abilities, etc. He stresses that this digital news is important for nuancing what goes around us and hence confirming the requirement of balance, truthfulness, and ethicality in journalism as a whole.

It finally helps in creating an aware, activism-oriented generation through guidance of its youth on various complex issues and giving them informed opinions. Digital power is exemplified well by how paradoxical it can be in creating either a face gain or face loss; for online information can both enlighten and challenge the learning process experienced by young people during their pursuit for knowledge.