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Youth
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For the kids, by the kids!
How do you make news appeal to teenagers? How do you appeal to such a diverse demographic as teenagers? Let them define their own interests...
WHYZ? (What’s happening youth zone)
WHYZ? the news channel for young people age 13 to 19 aims to be inclusive, diverse and positive. Ideas for the highly interactive Channel are set out here.
Soch: news for Pakistan’s youth
Youth literacy rate in Pakistan is estimated to be 53 percent and, in an age of digital media, even those who can read are slowly giving up newspapers. Soch or Think offers fresh and alternative views on some of the most pressing issues in the region.
News For Youth
Why watch the news but not sometime more casual after a heavy school day? Current research shows that youths are not so much looking for ‘news’ but a sense of belonging to their own life. News For Youth aims to bring Hong Kong teenagers back to watch news program more often with subjects that they are interested in.
YuvaTV!
The youth no longer get their news from just watching TV. In fact, studies indicate that they prefer spending hours on social networking sites to get their daily dose of news. In such a scenario how does TV news survive the onslaught of the 'digital age'? Debesh Banerjee suggests a way out through a TV news channel for the Indian youth.
Identiteens
Studies show that teenagers are increasingly disinterested in news and current affairs. News channels in India are yet to recognise teenagers as potential consumers. No effort is being taken to create content to attract them. Recognising it as an untapped market, here is a proposal for a news channel for Indian teenagers.
Poole youth MP elected
Poole elects new members to Youth Parliament on anti-bullying platform. Over 120 young people packed into Poole’s civic…
Weymouth youths get £3m
Youth centres in Weymouth have been awarded £3m to help develop their facilities and build a new youth centre.
Bournemouth MP backs young people
A Member of Parliament for Bournemouth is calling upon schools in Bournemouth to take up the challenge of putting together the nation’s budget, in a new initiative organised by the Citizenship Foundation.