If you are carrying out a research investigation dealing with the representation of youth you will need to consider how young people are represented in the press.
Why the young get a bad press
Here are some articles which can be used as a starting point:
Why the young get a bad press
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/sep/02/youth-bad-news-stories/print
Riots were like 'a rave' and a chance for young people to get 'free stuff'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057492/England-riots-2011-chance-young-people-free-stuff.html
They don't live for work ... they work to live
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2008/may/25/workandcareers.worklifebalance
Key questions to consider when you are researching Youth representation in news articles:
Do the values and ideologies of the news institution have an impact on the way that youth are being represented?
Are there any comments attached to the article that challenge or reinforce the main message behind the article?
Are young people interviewed or quoted at any point during the article or are they marginalised completely from the article?
All of these factors are extremely important and should structure the explanation part of your discussion of the article.
In this clip of Ken Loach's film Kes Young people are shown to have strong family values which is the reason for the fight between Casper and McDowell.
Casper is weary, he works very hard but has low aspirations for life after school.
You should apply Marxism here and give consideration to the coal mines hwere the majority of Yorkshiremen earned a living prior to the Thatcher administration.
Riots were like 'a rave' and a chance for young people to get 'free stuff'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2057492/England-riots-2011-chance-young-people-free-stuff.html
They don't live for work ... they work to live
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2008/may/25/workandcareers.worklifebalance
Key questions to consider when you are researching Youth representation in news articles:
Do the values and ideologies of the news institution have an impact on the way that youth are being represented?
Are there any comments attached to the article that challenge or reinforce the main message behind the article?
Are young people interviewed or quoted at any point during the article or are they marginalised completely from the article?
All of these factors are extremely important and should structure the explanation part of your discussion of the article.
In this clip of Ken Loach's film Kes Young people are shown to have strong family values which is the reason for the fight between Casper and McDowell.
Casper is weary, he works very hard but has low aspirations for life after school.
You should apply Marxism here and give consideration to the coal mines hwere the majority of Yorkshiremen earned a living prior to the Thatcher administration.
Consider apllying further theory such as Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
You also need to discuss Stuart Hall's reception theory.
Who are the preferred, negotiated and oppositional readers?
How do they decode the messages within Kes?
Older readers who choose to to read negative stories about young individuals receive a small boost to their self esteem as a result. Why do you think this is?
Older readers who choose to to read negative stories about young individuals receive a small boost to their self esteem as a result. Why do you think this is?
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