Should every newspaper have its own young journalist? This is just one of the things we will be thinking about to change the negative portrayals of young people by media across the globe.
"It makes me sick"; "They're feral, cruel and ruthless – it's in their nature"; "They wonder in packs"; "These animals, destroying people's lives"; "Perhaps sterilisation?"; "Something needs to be done".
You'd be forgiven for thinking that these were condemnations of urban wildlife posted on a hunting forum. But they are all comments that have appeared on news stories about young people.
When England's young people aren't being feral, some of us are trying to make positive change. This week sees the first ever UK Youth Media Council (UKYMC), of which I am a member, attend the World Summit on Media for Children and Youth in Karlstad, Sweden. We are here among 35 representatives from more than 20 countries making up the first Global Youth Council for media. It will be drafting five recommendations for a better global media, to be presented to Unesco and UNICEF.
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