Lesson Write up January 5th

David Gauntlett

'Identity is complicated everybody thinks they have one' - means that by everyone thinking they have their own makes them the same as everybody else.

the top news stories about teens are;

• Pregnancy
• violence
• bullying
• Drinking
• Crime

Research of six UK newspapers over the past 10 years found that the words most commonly associated with teens, youths and youngsters were;

• Binge-Drinking
• Yobs
• Crime

Bob Satchwell, executive director of the society of editors said, 'if teenagers looked at media coverage more widely they would see a more balanced picture.

The portrayal of teenage boys as 'yobs' in the media has made boys wary of other teenagers, according to new research.
More than half of the stories about teenage boys in national and regional newspapers in the past year (4,347 out of 8,629) were about crime.
The best chance of a teenager receiving sympathetic coverage was if they died.
Youth controls social media, we control out own stereotype, future stereotype of youths could change due to gloating about the positives in your life and constantly trying to better yourself could mean that teens are seen as more positive rather than 'trouble causers'