The purpose of this research was the following: to examine whether there are significant differences between journalism students depending on their education level, particularly in the ways in which they use social netwoks; which of the social networks students use the most, and which they use the least; which media students use as means of informing; do students consider rude when college professors use mobile phones during class, while the students themselves are using social networks during class; do students think that the excessive use of social networks has a negative influence on their academic success (or does it affect their academic duties in any way). The research was conducted using a printed and online survey, with a sample of 208 journalism students at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb. The analysis of the results confirmed four of six research hypotheses: firstly, it showed that there are no significant differences between journalism students depending on their education level, regarding the ways in which they use social networks; furthermore, it showed that Facebook was the most used social network and that Twitter was the least used among respondents; that most respondents use new media (social networks and online news portals) as means of informing; and that most respondents do not think that the excessive use of social networks has a negative influence on their academic success. The results have confirmed the author's hypothesis of the wide and varied use of social networks, as well as their rising importance and influence in every day life.