THE STUDIES ARE BLEAK: Most teenagers don’t go out of their way to read news from reliable sources, or they depend on social media for their information about current events, which is a notoriously flawed approach, to put it lightly.

Benjamin Barba-Zuniga is a senior at California High School in San Ramon and a member of Contra Costa Youth Journalism. (Ishita Khanna/CCYJ via Bay City News)

Teens in Contra Costa County tend to agree but still love their TikTok feeds.

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