to hell with their human rights
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“. “. Let’s sort these parasites out. “. To hell with their human rights. “. “. Shoot a few and if that doesn’t work shoot a few more. “. 2011. YPM Campaign. Young people in the Media. Negative Stereotypes:. Violent. Vandalism. Young terrorists. Yob/Chav/Emos/Goths. Pregnancy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
To hell with theirhuman rights
Let’s sort these parasites out
Shoot a few and if that doesn’t work shoot a few more
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YPM CAMPAIGN2011
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Young people in the Media
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YPM Campaign 2011
Negative
Stere
otypes:
Hoodies
Being stupid (easy GCSE’s)
Yob/Chav/Emos/Goths
Violent
Disrespectful
Loud
ASBO’s
Gangs
Knife crime
Suicide
Bullying
Bus fights
Stealing
Big groups=evil
Pregnancy
Young terrorists
Raves
Binge drinking
Happy slapping
Social networking trouble makers
Loitering
Vandalism
‘Less than 1 in 4 stories are positive about young people’
YPM Campaign 2011 The Youth Summit 2007
‘9 out of 10 stories on young people don’t report what they
say’
YPM Campaign 2011 The Youth Summit 2007
‘23% of National Media Coverage is Positive’
YPM Campaign 2011 Young People Now magazine
YobWhat is as Yob?
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‘Yob’ is ‘Boy’ Backwards
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Yob‘A teenage lout or hooligan’
Origin: 1855–60: a consciously reversed form of boy
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The Facts•49% of people believe that children are increasingly a danger to each other and adults •43% agree something has to be done to protect us from children •45% think that children are feral in the way they behave.YouGov
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Media What do they think?
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"... unruly youths... gangs of children as young as 13... terrorising people... youths running wild..." Edinburgh Evening News "Like a plague, the city
seems to be in the grip of lawlessness among the young." Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Media coverage Positive? Negative? Neutral?
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What issues do the papers focus on?
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Do attitudes towards young people vary
according to the type of paper?
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Out of: 281 Newspapers
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Out of: 230 Newspapers
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Out of: 197 Newspapers
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‘Hoodies’What are they?
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Hoodies…•Stories about hoodies are about ‘extraordinary individuals with rare talents, rather than average young people’. •Studies suggest that ‘such repetition of images of gangs and “hoodies” could influence public attitudes towards young people’
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Improving The Current ImageHow can you help improve the image of young people in the media?
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How to improve the image…
You:• Write positive stories
for your local newspaper
• Do something – why don’t you create the story?
• Talk to people• Make a BLOG• Make a school
newspaper
Schools:• Organise a group
discussion session• Make a presentation
to your school• Make and conduct a
survey• Ask the local
community what they think
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Further Information Want to find out how you can voice your support for the campaign, then please follow one of the following links.
Check out the latest campaign news, surveys etc on the website.
Have a look at our campaign video.
Voice your view on the Blog, where you can debate, argue and decide questions and answers.
Schools check out the school page and maybe arrange a presentation at your school, or maybe someone would like to talk to fellow pupils about this subject in class, the list is endless.
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