Youth-led media is any effort created, planned, implemented, and reflected upon by young people in the form of

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, including websites, newspapers, television shows and publications.

Movement

These efforts form the basis of an international movement born in the early 1970s in Ann Arbor, Michigan,

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by the publishing arm of a

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, teen-led organization called

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, which existed from 1970 to 1980. One of its founders went on to form the New York City-based Youth Communication, a youth-led media program for young people in foster care. Another organization in the early movement was Children's Express, which operates programs around the world. In the early 1990s this movement gained new expression in the United States in response to growing

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against youth, i.e. the hyper-sensationalization of youth violence ala " superpredators", and continued to grow due to the "Columbine" shootings. The first online, teen-written newspaper
The Tattoo
began in 1994 with a promise of giving voice to teens. This movement features hundreds of individuals and organizations working across the United States to promote the roles of young people in society and in the media. Demonstrating the wide reach of youth-led media a program in

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called

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has been featured across national media outlets in the U.S., including NPR and PBS. Other examples include the

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, which provides an hour-long, weekly, youth-produced public affairs radio show on

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, and The Global Youth Review, an international literary magazine dedicated to amplifying youth voices. A general interest magazine called ''

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'' is produced and distributed on a quarterly basis to 14- to 21-year-olds in

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. Speak Africa is a Pan-African youth-produced multi-media communication initiative that works in print, radio, TV, the Internet and community theatre, and the Vera Project is an all-ages, non-profit youth music organization in

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. ''Coal Cracker'' youth-led news based in Mahanoy City,

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, is a quarterly newspaper and website with content by young journalists from 12–18 years old. In the United Kingdom, th
BBC Young Reporter
(formerly BBC News School Report) provides schools with the opportunity to host their own News Day in which students write news articles and interview people for a day. A student-led magazine name
DGSChapter
is produced by students of Dartford Grammar School who participate in the national scheme. National awards such as th
Shine School Media Awards
promote youth-led media as students compete for awards in a plethora of categories. There are currently youth-led media programs and organizations around the world, including Central and South America, Africa, Europe, and Australia.McDonnell, I., Solignac Lecomte, H-B., and Wegimont, L. (2003) ''Public Opinion and the Fight Against Poverty''. Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

External links

AlphaGamma , Business portal for young professionals

Coal Cracker youth-led news

Headliners

Youth Media at TakingITGlobal

Youth Out Loud!

Youth Journalism International

The 18-to-24 Bracket , a journal of youth perspectives on politics

Uth TV
Original media created by youth for youth
SpunOut.ie
Ireland's largest national youth media organisation
FlindersStudents
a media service for young people at uni
One80
Canada’s largest publication circulated by youth
Elevate foster youth empowerment program that provides youth led media, CDs, DVDs

Nonprofit Research Collection on Youth Media
Published on IssueLab
Roundhouse Radio
A radio station run exclusively by young people (under 25) broadcasting 24/7 from London's legendary venue, The Roundhouse
PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival

What's Good? Online , Providing the UK's Online Entertainment, News, Events & Offers , The Future Youth Media Platform

Colloquium News

References

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Movement

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