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How are parents and younger (not-teens) reacting to the portrayal of teens.

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what is the age group of teens that is most affected by the inferring of the media

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Teens are portrayed negatively in the media

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Fellow student, 16-year-old Michael Leathers agreed as he talked about the way he felt while shopping one day. “People just kept staring at us like we were doing something wrong.” He went on to say, “Teenagers are judged based on how you look versus what you have to say. Adults look at me like I’m some crazy person — not who I really am on the inside.”

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According to a recent poll of more than 1,000 young people by the think tank Demos, four-fifths of 14- to 17-year-olds feel their age group is unfairly represented in the media. .

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Teenagers are often singled out in the media to further create this dramatic, sensationalized stereotype

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out of this recent search, guess how many teens were in the public eye for something unrelated to crime, violence, arrest, death or other trouble? Two.

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-Teen Details Massacre Plot, Reveres Columbine Killer
-Helena Teen Gets Suspended Sentence for Bomb Threats
-Deputies: Teen Robbers Hurt in High-Speed Chase
-Teen Neighbor Charged With Stabbing Hoarders in Only Home
-4 Teens, Adult Charged in Indian Trail Home Invasion
-Florida Teenager Allegedly Murdered Grandmother
-Teen Smoking Down, Synthetic Drugs Up
-Mayville Teen Arrested for Hosting Underage Drinking Party
-Teen Arrested for Underage Drinking, Assaulting Officer
-Drugs, Heat and Alcohol Send Boston Concertgoers to the Hospital
-Five Teenagers Charged With Murder in Woodbury Drug Overdose
-Sutton Teen Admitted Possessing Drugs and a Knife in a Public Place

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There are also plenty who are intelligent and care about other people and the world around them. Normal people, really, who just happen to be teenagers. These people are obviously not shown in the media because there is nothing to report about them. They don’t do anything news worthy particularly.

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Many would point out that plenty of teenagers are extremely rebelliouss. They may be competently handling immense burdens, facing stressful decisions and struggling to discover themselves in a realistic way.

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Another unrealistic aspect of these shows is how their teenage characters “live in the moment.” Fictional teens rarely seem to be preparing for any sort of higher education — a concept that can influence the young, impressionable audience that is watching. This is especially unfortunate because it is no longer possible to find an adequate-paying job with just a high school education.

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Many mediums of entertainment portray teenagers as emotional, overly dramatic and immature subjects who cannot make rational decisions

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In a survey of over a thousand 14 to 17 year olds, 85% percent of them believe that negative news stories were affecting their chances of getting a job

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Fewer than 1 in 10 articles about teens has actually been quoted by teens.

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The kind of headlines that are normal for us to see in the news regarding teenagers consist of stories such as:
-Teenager suspects in string of burgalaries
-teens arrested in school vandalism

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The best chance for a teenager to receive positive or kind coverage is if they encountered an untimely death

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As a result of the negative press, 80% [of teens] felt that adults were more wary of them then they had been a year ago.

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As kids grow older, their consumption of media grows, making the content they consume, have a larger and larger impact on their everyday lives