Wayne (2007) - Youth Representations

• Wayne (2007) conducted their studied on media representations of the youth
• Wayne conducted their studied on media representations of the youth in 2007
• Wayne (2007) conducted a content analysis of 2130 news items
• Wayne (2007) found that 82% of the stories focused on young people as either perpetrators or victims of crime
• Wayne (2007) found that only 1% of all the sources disclosed young people’s opinions in interviews (even if the stories still affected them, like issues such as housing and education etc.) 
• Wayne (2007) argued that the media is distracting from the real problems such as Homelessness, wage stagnation & unemployment