Young people are heard from in only one per cent of news stories that affect them

A new report has found young Australians are seldom given the opportunity to speak for themselves in the media.

A report has found young people’s views and experiences are rarely included in media reports, even on issues that most affect them. Source: Getty

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.

In total, we analysed 276 news stories across eight national, state and regional newspapers and four national and state television news bulletins.

Read the full article in English here.