Abigail Oatway

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-Daily Mirror
Sir Ian Blair, today urged Londoners to "pull
together" after four fatal stabbings within 24
hours across the capital
The Guardian
Increase in alcohol abuse fuels youth crime
- The Herald
Knife crime every 24 minutes
Britain on alert for deadly new knife with
exploding tip that freezes victims' organs
The Independent
- Daily Mail
-Daily Mirror
Asbo youths banned from wearing hoodies
Daily Mail
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RESEARCH QUESTION

• Young People's Perception of Youth in the Media
  and How to Get More Positive Media Coverage

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WHY WE CHOSE THE RESEARCH TOPIC

• UKYV Resolution
• Felt there was a negative portrayal of young
  people in the media, with young people voices not
  being heard.

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WHAT WE WANTED TOFIND OUT

• If young people felt they were misrepresented in
  the media
• Is the media portraying a balanced view of young
  people from a young person perspective
• Ways young people could challenge their image in
  the media themselves

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HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU

• Knife crime is perhaps at the apex of a great
  pyramid of disorder which is being caused by kids
  growing up without the opportunities that we need
  to give them

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HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU

• Knife crime is perhaps at the apex of a great
  pyramid of disorder which is being caused by kids
  growing up without the opportunities that we need
  to give them
• Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
• The Times 4th November 2008

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HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU

• POP star Katy Perry poses with a knife an
  image which sparked fury last night after another
  teen was killed by a blade in Broken Britain

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HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU

• POP star Katy Perry poses with a knife an
  image which sparked fury last night after another
  teen was killed by a blade in Broken Britain
• The Sun
• 22nd October 2008

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HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU

• The number of young people ending up in the
  criminal justice system has gone up in the last
  five years

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HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU

• The number of young people ending up in the
  criminal justice system has gone up in the last
  five years
• Tory spokesman on children
• -Tim Loughton
• Daily Mail 11th November 2008

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SPECTRUM GAME

• What of young people feel the media has had a
  bad effect on their image?

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SPECTRUM GAME

• What of young people feel the media has had a
  bad effect on their image?
• 84

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SPECTRUM GAME

• What of young people have been involved in
  positive activities?

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SPECTRUM GAME

• What of young people have been involved in
  positive activities?
• 71

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SPECTRUM GAME

• What of young people have got in contact with
  the media about their positive activities?

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SPECTRUM GAME

• What of young people have got in contact with
  the media about their positive activities?
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OUR KEY MESSAGE

• To raise awareness of the problems caused by
  negative representation of young people in the
  media
• To find ways of promoting positive media coverage

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TOP 3 SUGGESTIONS

• Get more involved in positive activities in the
  community such as volunteering projects
• write articles for newspapers and magazines
• media training at youth clubs, or school

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PLEDGE CARDS

• 1.Create opportunities for you and others to be
  involved in positive activities.

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PLEDGE CARDS

• 2.Get people to contact their local media with a
  positive news story

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PLEDGE CARDS

• 3.Asking people to motivate others to do
  something positive in their community.

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• What will you do to change young peoples image
  in the media?