News Broadcast Analysis

1. -       Who do the reporters interview during the broadcast?  The reports interview a young man who definitely goes against the stereotypes people are associating with teenagers. Due to all the news broadcasts, people have the idea in their heads that all youths are associated with the hoodies and violence. But, this boy seems to be dressed rather smartly in a shirt and tie and mentions at the start of the interview that he has a job. He seems to be ranting to Borros Johnson about the current economic problems and why people are rioting.
2.    What images are used in the news broadcast? What do they suggest about the representation of young people in the riots? This news broadcast is very different compared to the other ones which are shown of the riots. The boy explains exactly why these riots are happening and explains the damage of the community. He then goes onto to say to Borros how they should not be helping other countries when this country is clearly in crisis. You hear people agreeing with the young teen in the background, people cheering and saying 'YEAH'. This is the young man being the voice of the community, he mentions how young people are excluded from society. This is him expressing his anger and thoughts to Borris in a more formal way instead of rioting like other scallywags.
3. -       Is the broadcast biased in any way? I guess the broadcast can be seen to be biased in some ways. The boy himself is a young teen and has friends who are facing problems which he addresses.
4. -       Are youths given a fair voice within the broadcast? Youths are definitely given a fair voice within this broadcast. In fact, the teen doesn't even give Borris the chance to reply because he has so much to say.

Article used: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8630533/Riots-the-underclass-lashes-out.htm

1. Analyse the images and sensationalist/emotive language used. - The image shown in the article is of a riot officer stood in a shop which had been looted. Everything had been wrecked and it seems like lots of expensive equipment had been stolen. This gives the audience a brief understanding of the sort of chaos undergoing in the riots. One interviewee mentions " Its participants, marshalled by Twitter",  the older generation would definitely associate social networking with the younger generation and
2. How does this article construct representation of youth identity?

Straight away the article mentions "hooded teens", any adult reading this will think that youths wearing hoodies are instantly associated with the violence and the rioting.

1. Are youths given a fair voice or is this article biased?