TODAY'S youth is seldom represented accurately in the media; the way that teenagers are depicted depends of the discourse of the text and also the audience. The writer of the text has a choice to portray the youth in which ever light they see fit. The articles written in such texts as the newspaper are generally written by adults and therefore swaying their judgment and writing the negative aspects of teen life. There is an …showed first 75 words of 867 total…

…showed last 75 words of 867 total…'The truth about youth' which represent a positive realistic look at teenagers, is made for teenagers. This documentary is mainly viewed by teenagers and not adults. So the adults in our community never get to see the positive side of youth. Although the representation of teenagers in popular media is often negative, sometimes this negative opinion of teenagers by adults can help teenagers strive to prove them wrong and the end results is appositive one.