RaMona Alexander

The big media, unfortunately, are very quick to accentuate negative images in particular of males in urban areas of the Hispanic or African American communities. Futhermore; if images are positive of these two communities, it is of individuals affiliated with sports or entertainment. Rarely do we see stories reflective of communities where youth are portrayed and treated the same in general.

Vivian Vahlberg

How are teens portrayed in the media? In the news media, not enough. We in the media don't write enough about what teens think, what they're interested in, what worries them in the world, and what they're doing with their time. I see more interesting things about the passions and pasttimes of young people by looking at some of the interesting videos on you tube. Like, who knew about cupstacking?



Or liquiding?


Or expressive guitar?


Or rock violin?



Now let's go to YouTube and see what Doru likes on Youtube!

Dale Lockett

In my opinion, the news media portrays teenagers in very broad strokes as sociopaths who are dangerous, destructive and have little regard for life. This is definitely the case when it comes to teens of color. The media as a whole can be lazy by stereotyping and generalizing the youth of America and focusing on the negative acts of a few as opposed to highlighting the accomplishments and success stories of teens from all walks of life. Here is an example, of a horrendous story that took place in Houston recently that received a lot of local attention. Example

Doru Puscas

The media thinks that teenagers are nobody and sometimes they dont even portray us at all.


hehe, water can burn, got this off utube

Doru