The article above is from The Independent, which focusses on
how young people are always criticised and how the media "demonises"
them. This already offers an entirely different viewpoint overall on the fact
that young people are represented negatively by the media. The fact it is
written by The Independent suggests that the information provided will be
reliable as it is one of the most renowned tabloids in the UK, known for its
accurate representations of political stories.
The issue presented primarily here is that the media mainly criticises
young people showing little consideration for their successes instead. In fact
it clearly states "We found some news coverage where teen boys were
described in glowing terms - 'model student', 'angel', 'altar boy' or 'every
mothers perfect son', the research concluded 'but sadly these were reserved for
teenage boys who met a violent and untimely death". This suggests an
entirely different outlook on young people.
It attempts to
suggest that young people are criticised by the media which causes stereotypes
about young people by adults with the use of words such as "yobs",
"thugs", "sick", "feral", and are only credited
for successes by the media through the news when they die. This entirely new
suggestion given within this news article suggests that the story is in fact
attempting to present young people more positively by defending them in a
sense. It is also attempting to justify reasons for the initial antisocial
behaviour which may have been seen before.
Also due to the fact this information has been presented by
The Independent means that this information is very reliable due to the source
in which it has come from, and offers a balanced more forgiving view on young
people.
Source? (The Independent): 10/10
Reliable Information?: 9/10
How Bias?: 2/10
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