"The dilemmas of covering youth violence" -- Belsie, Laurent.

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An article addressing the problems with news media. Belsie feels that the in-depth coverage of youth violence only encourages similar violence or “imitation”. There seems to be a cause for concern in the fame that can be had with something as simple as a threat. Instead of throwing the latest teen outbursts on the front page and creating a prime time spot for them as the leading story on the evening news, Belsie suggests to take a more subtle route. “"We do influence our readers - otherwise why would we charge for advertisements or print editorials?" says Sun-Times editor-in-chief Nigel Wade. And ever since the shootings in Jonesboro, Ark., "it appeared that there was a cycle at work: violence followed by publicity followed by another attack."”
The question here is what is the news media trying to sell to the youth that will be bombarded with news coverage? Belsie has a good point. This is a good piece supporting how the media influences youth and how being constantly surrounded by it can lead to actions. Some people go to drastic measures to gain attention or recognition no matter if it is positive or negative fame. This is not an issue I will most likely go into in my paper, but it is an interesting thought. After reading this and other articles on the same topic, I do notice how overdone the media might be when covering teen crime. It could easily be considered someone's "15 minutes of fame".