Does the News concentrate too much on youth violence?

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Crhies Geramy Parkinson

North Vancouver

Personally, I think the North
Shore News doves a decent job
on youth violence because the
stuf they do print is quite
serious. People should know
what's going on here, but the
News should print more posi-
live youth achievements,

Erie Lock

North Vancouver

{ don't think they're doing
enough. [t's a major problem
that appears to be growing,
and [ don't think anybody's
doing anything about it.

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Na, bue there should be mote
emphisis on why the violence
occurs and what can be done
to resolve it,

Dianna Day

North Vancouver

No, The problems the youth
of today face are greater than
any other generation, and
they need to be addressed. At
the same time, more attention
should be put towards posi-
tive youth involvement and
activities in the community.

Sometimes it seems every time you open a paper, listen to a radio
broadcast, or watch the news on television, another confrontation
between youths has ended in violence.

Since newspapers ~ and especially community newspapers ~ are
often regarded as barometers of the communities they serve, froat
page headlines screaming another

tale of violence strike a nerve,

Without fail, following one of

these stories, the newsroom fax

machine begins humming. The

mail flow increases, And the

phones start to ring.

Outraged citizens question the
editor's motives, after all “what
purpose does it serve to let 5% of
the teenage population represent
the other hard-working and good
osu

None. But a headline and story
are nol ment to represent a ster.
cotype of hebavior Rather, these
stories are reported because they
are deemed to be something that
should be part of the public's
knowledge.

The srguments go round and
round.

“The reason these youths keep
committing these acts is because
of all the attention they get in the
medi,” or “There are so many
things, like plays and musicals,
that kids pour their lives into, yet
you choose to report on the bad
things kids do."

Conversely, and understandably, nary a letter trickles in compli-
menting us about a youth vicience story we have nun.

And so we thought we'd gauge the North Shore's feeling about our
coverage of these incidents,

The North Shore News survey team began calling North Shore res-
idents last Monday to ask you if you feel the News' coverage con-
centrates too much on youth violence.

Surprisingly to some of us in the newsroom, almost a full three-
quarters (74.2%) of those polled said they felt our coverage was
fair. Those in the letter-writing camp represented 12.9%, while the
remaining 12.9% was split amongst those who had ic spinon on
the question, or knew nothing about the issue,

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