September – October 1999 Issue

Busta Rhymes, Ja Rule, Faith Evans and Q-Tip heated up the scene

For most of this summer, six teen staff members of L.A. Youth and I embarked on an unending journey through

Sometimes the media shows teens as smart, caring, struggling individuals who make a contribution to the world. And the media explains that some teens are violent, disturbed individuals.

Oscar describes how to find teen organizations.

In the wake of school violence, the media made all teens look disturbed, depressed and evil, but when adults do something wrong, it’s an isolated incident

I am a disabled teen. I had a brain bleed, and I was born premature. As a result, I have

A lesson plan to go with: “The media reflects complicated teen realities” by Michelle Goodman; “The media distorts teens,” by Gohar Galyan; “Adults commit more crimes than teens,” by Sarah Gustafson.

published September-October 1999.

Anchor Maureen O’Boyle describes how to make it in the competitive world of broadcast journalism.

Essay contest with letters to parents.

Tips for young journalists.