The Representation of Teenagers In The Daily Mail

After searching Mail online teenagers, the only stories that appeared were related to drugs, murder, crime and death, although what i searched had no relation to these subjects.

The representation of teenagers in the daily mail is incredibly poor. the headlines are sure to use 'Teenage' in their headlines to portray a bad image directed at teenagers. 

The images used in the headlines of the accused and or victims, especially girls, are shown in images that will make adults disgusted. For example the article about Shauna Davies above uses an image that exposes her cleavage. An image that isn't the most respectful towards a recently deceased girl. But the Mail will have used this to portray a shameful image for adults. 

Language used to describe teens in the articles is mainly negative. teens are described as 'thugs', 'hoodies', 'gangs' etc. words such as 'terrorised' are used hyperbolically to emphasise how bad teenagers are. this creates an unfair representation of teenagers and can lead to people such as parents and grandparents who read the daily mail to see their own children/grandchildren in a similar way.

Typical stereotypes associated with teens are met constantly in the daily mail. stereotypes such as "all teens take drugs and drink too much" or "all teens loiter and are ASBO's". These unfair stereotypes are only emphasised through the stories put in the daily mail.