Ilai Amir, Waitakere.

In a world where there isn’t enough time to do everything that we want, we end up relying on mainstream media to show us the world beyond our front doors.

I’ll talk a little bit about one of the issues associated with mainstream media - Sensationalism.

I see two major problems with the corporatisation of youth – the effect it has on youth, and how it reduces the potential of youth rebellion to create real change.

By Steph Garland. The freedom to express ourselves is something we can sometimes take for granted in New Zealand. So much so we couldn’t even say what ‘freedom of expression’ really means. Steph Garland found out, but discovered more blurry lines than answers.

By Corinna Howland, Wellington
In our never-ceasing quest for progression and expansion, it seems taken for granted that technological advancement is a positive phenomenon. Is this true?

By Eva Lawrence, Just Focus Coordinator
Young people in Aotearoa and around the world are a diverse bunch of people doing a range of exciting, positive things. But the media in Aotearoa New Zealand, and globally, creates an image of young people that is uniform, unreal and unfair.

By Corrina Howland, age 14, Wellington
Fahrenheit 9/11 is Bush-bashing at its cinematographic best. The documentary provides an insight into Michael Moore’s many theorems about George Dubya and takes viewers step by step through the scandals and subsequent cover-ups made by the Bush government upon the issue of the Iraq War.

By Jenah Shaw. Music is everywhere. On that radio over there, on TV, in that car driving past… so imagine if the only song you could hear from any of these was something everyone agreed was ‘safe’ enough. Something without swear words or any references to violence or sex – like Hi 5. Shudder.
Welcome to a world of music censorship

By VAIOA ULUGA
Colonisation wrecked countries
Couldn’t live da way we wanted to be free
Claimed independence…

By PAORA DURIE. E tu! Stand up! Know your past, be proud of it; be strong in the present. The four elements of hip hop have bled their way into the throbbing veins of New Zealand, providing a positive way of dealing with the legacy of colonisation.

By Kate Thompson. We don’t need to shop every weekend for the new ‘it’ product – but we do. What drives us to consume?