Teens In The Media

Too many times, the media seems to ignore teens except in instances of wrongdoing. Some teens who are postively involved in the community are ignored in the newspapers and television broadcasts. Many teens whom we know personally work hard in school, are involved in sports and care about society, but I don't see those young people in the newspapers and telelvison. I believe that teens are most often viewed negatively in videos. While many of them are very talented, the messages that they deliver can be negative.

Many times teens are viewed as being very social, as they enjoy sharing photos and posting on networking sites. However, we do not see and hear enough of the positive stories or stories that show the complexity of teen life. In a lot ways it is more difficult to be a teenager today than when their parents were teens. There are a lot of pressures to today's youth and the media tends to show an imbalanced picture.

Where are the stories about the teens who are performing these types of community service projects, for instances?

Jamil Garbutt

How are teenagers portrayed in the media?

Teenagers in my eyes are viewed as constant vigilantes and are blamed for a lot of societys problems. There are those who view teenagers as the next generation of working class citizens, but in the same sense they will agree that teenagers cause a lot of trouble before adult hood.
As a teenager myself I do realize I cause a lot of trouble at the expense of others just to have fun, but when it comes down to the bone of the matter I will get serious. When the media portrays teenagers we often bring the negative view to oursleves with music videos like Ey bay bay



Bringing a strictly sexual view to teenagers, but a lot of teenagers are positive, thus proven in videos like The Frays How to save a Life, bringing a more In touch and caring view to teenagers;



Thanks for reading,
Jamil Garbutt