Childrenz issues · 2002 · 24 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesCommunicationUrban StudiesMedia CriticismMedia StudiesPublic Space StudiesJournalism StudiesMedia AudiencesMedia RepresentationNews MediaPrint CulturePublic Space TheoryMedia Place-makingMedia SpacesPrint Media FramingPrint Media ProductionPublic Space ConsumptionPublic Space RepresentationYouth AudiencesYouth Public Space
Young people's use and negotiation of 'public' space is often constructed as problematic in many settings. This paper reports on the print media portrayal of young people in 'public space' via a study of data collected (2000-2001) from the Otago Daily Times, the daily newspaper for Dunedin city and Otago region, New Zealand. We argue that 'hanging out' in spaces beyond family and school arenas is presented as a problematic behaviour in much of the print data and we suggest that media writers/editors are producing constructions of young people in 'public space' that are primarily negative.