"Teenagers with smartphones have more sex than those with ordinary mobiles, according to a new report." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225661/Teenagers-smart-phones-sex-access-internet.html#ixzz2kbyxkEVV
"Whether it is Snapchat or the 20m-times-downloaded Android and iOS version of BlackBerry Messenger, there’s no disputing that Facebook is feeling the pressure from other platforms" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/10416903/Facebooks-rebellious-teenagers.html
"WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in the UK and on half the country's iPhones, according to Mobile Marketing Magazine, has more than 350 million monthly active users globally. That makes it the biggest messaging app in the world by users, with even more active users thansocial media darling Twitter, which counts 218 million. About 90% of the population of Brazil uses messaging apps, three-quarters of Russians, and half of Britons, according to mobile consultancy Tyntec. WhatsApp alone is on more than 95% of all smartphones in Spain. The power users and early adopters of these apps, the ones you're most likely to see tapping their thumbs over a tiny screen, are under 25." http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/10/teenagers-messenger-apps-facebook-exodus
"Police data reveals 1,892 London teenagers committed violence against their own parents between 2009 and 2010" http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/03/parents-fear-violent-teenagers-support
"More than 3,000 teenagers are killed every year across America in car crashes caused by texting while driving compared to 2,700 from drink driving." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2322393/Texting-wheel-kills-teenagers-year-drink-driving-study-reveals.html
"Teenagers who text more than 100 times a day tend to be shallow, image-obsessed and driven by wealth." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2416612/Are-mobile-phones-causing-teenagers-turn-criminal-Frequent-texting-linked-antisocial-behaviour.html#ixzz2kc08WTpZ
The hegemonic view of teenagers across "The Daily Mail", "The Telegraph" and "The Guardian" portray quite negative views of teenagers within society, most linking to social networking sites and their mobile phones. For exmaple, "Teenagers who text more than 100 times a day tend to be shallow, image-obsessed and driven by wealth." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2416612/Are-mobile-phones-causing-teenagers-turn-criminal-Frequent-texting-linked-antisocial-behaviour.html#ixzz2kc08WTpZ. Some articles do see teenagers in a positive light saying that they're only "growing up" and therefore being antisocial and using their phones constantly, they are being antisocial even though they are building their friendship over the phone and in person when possible. But the majority of articles stated that teenagers and social networks or using of their phones are negative, they cause more deaths, anti-social behaviour and violence as well as racism and bullying in some cases.
Agreed - a very good selection of articles on young people and I think your point regarding the dominant or hegemonic perspective is a good one. The question now is whether new and digital media is changing this hegemonic perspective on young people because it is largely young people driving new and digital media?
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