On an average day, only 1% of Australian news stories quoted a young person. No wonder so few trust the media
In a snapshot study, just over one third of news stories were about issues likely to impact young people on the day. But how many young people were directly quoted? Just 1%. And young people were completely absent from articles on the economy, politics, the environment and climate change, Tanya Notley and Michael Dezuanni explain in this crossposting from The Conversation.
On one unremarkable day in April this year, just over a third of news stories were about issues likely to impact young people, such as policies to address climate change, school teacher training, the impact of automation on future employment, and proposed social media regulation.
Our snapshot study analysed the television and newspaper news in Australia on April 1, 2019. And our aim was to critique how young Australians aged four to 18 were included and represented in these traditional news forms that remain influential and popular, despite the rise of social media.
One clear way for news organisations to begin building trust with young people is to start including them in news stories in meaningful ways.
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In total, we analysed 276 news stories across eight national, state and regional newspapers and four national and state television news bulletins.
I am not sure I can take this article seriously… and not just because the mentioned survey was taken on April 1st.
Young people need to be included in news reporting? Well, surely the obvious answers to “boy (12) and girl(10) is listen to, look at and read it. The same goes for everyone.
And 4 yeart olds? There is an opening in the market for you Rupe! The Daily Tele in crayon format with Bluey as the Editor.
Please tell me I have missed something here and this is not just a screaming waste of taxpayers $ getting this sort of “info” collated.
Is this serious?
Personally, I think that the under-representation of the aged in pre-school care centre attendance is an outrage.
Don’t they have Triple J hack? They are 100% representative of young people and hence completely appalling listening!
What even is YOUNG PEOPLE?
The opposite of “old white male”? Is that helpful?
Youth is wasted on the young.