Internet Engages Youths in Citizenship Activities

By Nicole Wallace

Young people use the Internet to register to vote, find volunteer opportunities, express their views on current events, and push for social change, according to a new report.

"Youth as E-Citizens: Engaging the Digital Generation" -- published by the Center for Social Media at American University, in Washington -- analyzes almost 400 Web sites, many of them run by nonprofit groups, designed to engage young people in civic activities.

Among