Over the last years, the news media has represented youths as violent and irrational, causing trouble in London, with 63% of news coverage portraying negative perceptions of young people. This coverage has influenced much of the British public to look down on adolescents. The term "gang" is now often used to describe any group of youths, which may be an unfair generalization.

1. How youths are represented through
different media platforms
Brief of one minute
Over the last years the news has
represented youths as violent and
irrational groups of young people
who go around causing trouble on
the streets of London.
EXT. Central London. Mid-Day
Last year 63% of the news press
was based on negative perceptions
of young people. Is the media
taking it a step to far?
(Cuts to police woman interview on
London riots)
2min Brief
How has the news distorted the
image of young people when
discussing the London riots?
(Cuts to interview- Miss Rayner)

2. (Cuts to police woman on riots)
(Statistics)
The term gang has now been applied
to describe any group of youths.
Is this, a fair generalisation of
youths?
The negative coverage of youths on
the news has influenced a
significant amount of the British
public to look down on young
adolescents
(Cuts to interview with Miss John
Charles)