News - How are teenagers represented in newspaper articles?

Click on the image above to read this article about how language used in newspaper articles creates a negative impression of teenagers and promotes the negative stereotypes about that demographic group.

Click the image of different British teenagers from around the country to read their views about the stereotypes they battle against.

But while news tends to focus on either end of the scale from the academic bright stars or the criminalised 'youths' there are some columnists who have written about this unfair portrayal. Click on the logo below to read this opinion piece about the accepted stereotypes and how they are unfounded.