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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to NH Outlook. |
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Television has come a long way since the days of Mickey Mouse and the nights of Johnny Carson. Along with the plethora of graphic television offerings, today's teenager is inundated daily by thousands of media messages from video games, CD's and the internet. In part three of our Teen Survival Guide, Phil Vaughn shows us the danger in not paying attention to what our kids are watching. |
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Media Literacy Shots of people watching TV, internet etc. Narr 1- There are messages for us everywhere. Some are obvious, others not. And along with this barrage of words and images, comes some risks. Rona 1:02:11 "There's documented evidence that the consumption of mass media influence nutrition, obesity, eating disorders, the onset of smoking, alcohol abuse and drug use, at risk sexual behaviors." Narr 2- Rona Zlokower sees the threat of an unchecked media as a public health issue. She's the director of the media literacy program at Child Health Services in Manchester. Rona 1- 9:00ish "When you consider that by age 16, a teen will have viewed between 75 and 80,000 ads for alcohol, some of it is cumulative. You may know that this stuff isn't good for you, but if you're bombarded by it enough, you may think this is worth trying." Stefan 2:20ish - "These kids have grown up with 150 choices of channels, these kids have grown up with the internet so they just take it for granted that they can find just exactly what they want to find when they want to find it because it's always been there." Narr 3 - Stefan Nicovich is an associate professor of marketing at the University of New Hampshire. He studies the hidden messages that marketing professionals weave into the media. Stefan 4:46- Phil- "Are young people more media literate these days? Do they understand the messages being sent? 'Oh boy I'd tell ya, I get so worried about what they don't know. They don't understand the sophistication of product placement to be quite honest. They don't understand the sophistication of the new infomercial/entertainment program, not this late night hocking toaster kind of infomercial but the close tie ins with popular prime time programs and the products that are placed within those programs and used within those programs in order for an audience to see a character that they like and maybe want to emulate." Dr. Sargent - 1-26:00ish "It's all about image, selling cigarettes is all about image." Narr 4 - Dr. James Sargent, a pediatrician at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, has researched the effects that smoking scenes in movies have on young audiences. The correlation between the two, he says, is strong. Sargeant 26:10ish "Movies have been a place where you learn about that type of image since the early thirties. And when you think about it, teens are very susceptible to that kind of imagery. Every teen has a favorite movie star and they watch them and what they do on screen and off screen. So the more of that material kids are allowed to watch, the more likely they'll end up smoking." Stefan 5:20ish "You know Marshal McCluen said, "Medium is the message" and I think to a large extent that still holds true that they have grown up with internet and they've grown up with cable so they trust those media, they trust what's coming across to them to a large extent." Sound of tv program Stand up - 4 - "If you're wondering how explicit the message has become, perhaps you should take a look at the latest A/F clothing catalogue." Laura 4-34:40ish "So the story is, if you will, buy Abercrombie and this too can be your fantasy, your life." Narr 5 - Laura Burbine works with Rona Zlokower, teaching media literacy to teens. Rona 1-6:00 "One of the things we do in media literacy is to teach the students to deconstruct media, to talk and think about the story being told. What is the story not being told?" Sound in classroom Laura 4-37:09 "I'm hoping the kids think about it. I'm hoping that they talk to their friends about it, and that they look at things a little bit differently. I don't think that they're not going to go out and buy a particular pair of jeans, or that they not going to want a particular pair of sneakers or that they're not going to be influenced by some message from the media, but that they think about it before they do." Sound and clips of students talking about magazine ad Cut to Stefan holding same ad Stefan 16:58 - Phil- "So what are they selling? 'They're selling the image of if you drink this stuff you can look like these guys. Be like these guys, you can emulate these guys. Not necessarily that you can actually be these guys but you can get a little bit closer to being this kind of an individual which is very good looking, very, obviously popular, money.'" Narr 6 - It's what Stefan refers to as self-concept. It can work, he believes, through marketing violence, imagery and lifestyles. Stefan 6:40ish "They call it actual self-concept verses idealized self-concept. So my actual self-concept is sort of a person that is maybe not the best looking or maybe not as smart as they would like to be or has all those flaws. Our idealized self-concept is you know who we are better. And what we do is we attempt to go from actual self-concept to idealized self-concept by the purchase and consumption of products." Marty 1-33:00ish "I think that media companies and ad companies are only doing what they're paid to do which is to help us consume more and more." Narr 7 - Marty Bolkin is a psychotherapist and the director of Child Health Services. Marty 1-33:10 "The only thing that I think is problematic is that as the envelope gets pushed, gets more and more extreme, especially with adolescents." Sound of video games Marty 1-36:01 - Phil- "So what do we do? - there are more and more media, we can't isolate our children. 'Sit down and watch, consume with your children. Then, sit down and process. Once you've slowed down the overwhelming flow of media, young people have a natural tendency to want to understand and interact about what's going on.'" Narr 8 - And as researchers continue to explore what is going on and examine the health risks associated with mass media consumption, the industry itself is under intense pressure to sell. Marty 2-41"10 "How much more intense can it be? How much more graphic can it be? I don't know, but I know that there are people out there that are thinking about it for us right now." Narr 9 - For NH Outlook, I'm Phil Vaughn. |
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To get a better sense of what young people in Manchester are saying about the media's impact on the choices they make we spent some time listening. In this program, we take you to the Manchester YMCA teen center. |
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ALLISON - IF I SAY DO YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU HOLLY? TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF MEANING LIKE YOU BRUSH YOUR HAIR, TAKE LIKE BRUSH YOUR TEETH, HYGIENE. THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK I FIRST? WHAT ABOUT YOU, ARION? I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY EATING HEALTHY AND NOT EATING JUNK FOOD ALL OF THE TIME. GO OUTSIDE AND ENJOY OUTSIDE AND INSTEAD OF STAYING COOPED UP PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. Allison: VIDEO GAMES. NOW TO CHRIS HOW VENT? I THINK IT'S A MIX BETWEEN THE TWO, KEEPING YOURSELF HYGIENE AND EXERCISE EATING RIGHT. Allison: THE REASON I TEASED YOU ABOUT VIDEO GAMES IS YOU TOLD ME YOU WERE UP LATE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES, HOW DAYS A HOURS A DAY YOU WOULD PLAY VIDEO GAMES IN THE SUMMER NOT IN SCHOOL? TWO TO THREE. Allison: HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR DAY NOT AT WEST DURING THE SUMMER? HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS GOING TO THE MALL AND MOVIES. Allison: WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING SOMETHING LIKE SAY A PEPSI AD WITH BRITTANY YOU KNOW DOING A LITTLE DANCE, DO YOU SAY TO YOURSELVES, WELL, THEY'RE TRYING TO TELL ME IF I DRINK THIS I'M GOING TO BE LIKE BRITTANY OR COOL LIKE HER, WHATEVER, DO YOU EVER MAKE THAT ASSOCIATION OR HAD A DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE COMMERCIALS AIMED AT MAKING YOU WANT THESE PRODUCTS? LIKE ACNE PROBLEMS. Allison: WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE COMMERCIALS? YOU CAN WATCH IT AND TELL THEY DON'T EVEN USE THEM, BECAUSE THEY USE MAKEUP AND THEY CAN'T EVEN SEE ANYTHING. Allison: SO IT'S NOT EVEN LIKE THEY HAVE ACNE IN THE FIRST PLACE? YEAH. Allison: DO YOU THINK THEY WANT YOU TO THINK IF YOU USE IT YOU'LL LIKE LIKE THIS? YEAH. Allison: YOU MAKE THAT CONNECTION? YEAH. THE PEPSI COMMERCIALS THERE WITH BRITNEY SPEARS THAT REALLY STIRS ME. Allison: WHY DOES IT SCARE YOU? WELL, FIRST BRITTANY IS IN IT BUT SHE'S JUST DOESN'T REALLY I KNOW SHE DOESN'T REALLY DRINK THE PEPSI BECAUSE SHE GOT FIRED FROM THAT, I KNOW BECAUSE SHE WASN'T DRINKING ANYMORE PEPSI AND THEY JUST WANT LIKE A FAMOUS PERSON TO BE ON THAT KIND OF COMMERCIAL TO MAKE PEOPLE WANT TO SORT OF BE THAT WAY. Allison: WHAT DO YOU THINK CHRIS, SOMETHING YOU'RE CONSCIOUS OF? YEAH BIG CELEBRITIES FOR SODA AND GATORADE? Allison: DOES IT WORK? SMILES. Allison: YOU LOVE SPORTS I GATHER, IF YOU SEE ONE OF THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE FROM THE RED SOX OR BASEBALL, OTHER TEAMS. I'LL TRY THE STUFF THEY'RE HAVING. Allison: WILL YOU REALLY? YEAH. Allison: THAT'S INTERESTING. IT KIND OF WORKS WITH YOU DOESN'T IT? YEAH. Allison: DO YOU SEE PEOPLE NOT TAKING GOOD CARE OF THEMSELVES AND WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO YOU SEE? PROBABLY PEOPLE DOING DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. THOSE ARE THE MOST UNHEALTHY THINGS. Allison: YOU'RE GOING INTO 8th GRADE IS IT? 7th. Allison: FOR YOU, ARION ARE KIDS DOING THAT STUFF AT YOUR AGE? I REALLY DON'T KNOW KIDS DOING THAT STUFF. THERE IS A LOT OF SMOKING CIGARETTES AND DOING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, PEOPLE TRY AND BRING THE STUFF TO SCHOOL AND DO IT IN THE BATHROOM OR DURING CLASS SOMETIMES. Allison: DO THEY GENERALLY GET CAUGHT? MOST OF THE TIME YEAH. Allison: ARE THEY EXPELLED SUSPENDED WHAT HAPPENS? HOW MUCH TROUBLE YOU HAVE BEEN IN BEFORE. FIRST OFFENSE USUALLY ONLY THREE DAYS AND GOES UP TO FIVE AND TENNESSEE GET LIKE EXPELLED AFTER THAT. Allison: IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR YOU IN JUNIOR HIGH. I DIDN'T SEE MUCH IN JUNIOR HIGH BECAUSE I DIDN'T HANG OUT WITH THOSE PEOPLE. LARGER GROUP OF FRIEND AND SOME DO AND SOME DON'T. Allison: WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO FOR FUN? PLAY BASEBALL GO TO THE PARK AND STUFF ATRY AND STAY AWAY FROM THAT STUFF. Allison: IS IT HARD TO STAY AWAY FROM? NOT REALLY ONLY CERTAIN PEOPLE DO IT, BUT IT YOU HANG OUT WITH THE PEOPLE THEY WILL TRY TO BUT IF YOU SAY NO THEY WON'T. Allison: THAT'S GOOD. DO YOU THINK IT'S OKAY FOR PEOPLE TO TRY THIS STUFF, I MEAN, OR IS THAT SOMETHING EVENTUALLY YOU THINK PEOPLE JUST DO OR WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT? I THINK IT'S PEER PRESSURE, MOST OF IT, AND, LIKE, THE PARENTS MIGHT BE INVOLVED WITH IT, TOO, SO THEY COULD LIKE NOT BE TALKINGING ABOUT NOT DOING THEM. THEY COULD BE HELPING THEM DO IT. STUFF LIKE THAT. Allison: ANYONE ELSE HAVE A THOUGHT ON THAT? I THINK IT'S TO TRY AND LOOK COOL AND HELP YOUR IMAGE BUT IT WILL KILL YOU IN THE END SO IT'S NOT REALLY SMART TO DO. Allison: HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO YOU, YOUR IMAGE OR HOW PEOPLE YOU SEE? WE TALKED TO SOMEBODY WHO SAID AT YOUR AGE GROUP IT'S REALLY YOU KNOW YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT STUFF. DO YOU? WELL, SOME OF IT DO. I DON'T. I HANG OUT WITH MY KIND OF PEOPLE, LIKE MY FRIEND JUST TURNED GOTHIC, WELL SORT OF GOTHIC, AND I STILL HANG AROUND WITH HER. Allison: HAD A DOES THAT MEAN FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULDN'T KNOW? IT'S NOT JUST WEARING BLACK, GOTHIC. SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S JUST WEARING BLACK BUT IT LIKE MEANS WEARING A CERTAIN COLOR. Allison: HAD A COLOR DID SHE PICK? BLACK. Allison: IS IT BECAUSE SHE LIKES HOW IT LOOKS? PROBABLY. BUT SHE'S NOT AFRAID TO DO WHATEVER SHE WANTS TO DO. Allison: DO YOU KIND OF ADMIRE THAT A LITTLE BIT? WELL, SHE SAYS IT'S HER EXPRESSION OF INDIVIDUALALITY AND I. IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME. Allison: WHAT ABOUT FOR YOU GUYS, DO YOU WORRY ABOUT HOW YOU COME ACROSS TO PEOPLE AT SCHOOL AND STUFF? NO. I USUALLY WEAR JERIES BECAUSE I FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THAT. I DON'T CARE IF THEY MAKE FUN OF ME FOR IT. Allison: DO YOU THINK THEY MAKE FUN OF YOU FOR IT? PROBABLY. Allison: BUT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE IN IT AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. WHAT BUT? WHEN I GO TO SCHOOL I HAVE A UNIFORM BUT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL I HAVE LIKE MY OWN THING. I LIKE TO WEAR SORT OF PUNKISH CLOTHES. LIKE I HAVE CONVERSE SNEAKERS AND HAVE GOTTEN MADE FUN OF AND STUFF BECAUSE THE SHOES ARE REALLY UGLY. I DON'T CARE. JUST FOLLOW MY OWN THING. Allison: BECAUSE YOU LIKE THEM? YEAH. Allison: THAT TAKES A LOT OF STRENGTH I THINK FOR YOU GUYS TO DO THAT. SOMETIMES IT HAS TO BE YOU HAVE TO SAY I'LL DO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S ME. IS IT HARD SOMETIMES? SOMETIMES. IF YOU WANT TO. TRYING TO MAKE YOUR FRIEND OR SOMETHING AND YOU WANT TO RYE AND FOLLOW WHAT THEY DO, MAYBE, JUST TO GET TO LIKE THEM AND STUFF, GET THEM TO LIKE YOU, AND THAT'S. Allison: DO YOU GUYS SEE A LOT OF KIDS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE AT SCHOOL? YEAH. Allison: AND WHEN YOU DO DO YOU FEEL BAD FOR THEM OR DO YOU THINK PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BE WITH THEM BECAUSE THAT HAVE? I DON'T FEEL BAD FOR THEM. IT'S THEIR CHOICE NOT TO DO THAT. IF THEY WANTED TO CHANGE THEY WOULD WORK HARD TOWARDS IT. Allison: WHAT ABOUT ANY GIRLS AT SCHOOL, DO YOU THEY E SEE THEM NOT EATING DOING THINGS LIKE THAT? YES. Allison: WHAT DO YOU SEE? SOME GIRLS DON'T EAT AT ALL. LIKE THEY JUST SIT THERE STARVING ALL DAY. THINKING. YOU CAN TELL BECAUSE THEY'RE LIKE I'M HUNGRY, MY STOMACH HURTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. Allison: BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO EAT? YEAH BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY'RE TOO BIG BUT THEY'RE NOT. SELF-CONSCIOUS. ONE GIRL IN OUR SCHOOL USED TO LIVE SOMEWHERE AND PEOPLE MADE. GOT MAY HAVE HAD FUN, I THINK GUILFORD IF THEY WERE OBESE AND I GUESS SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS OBESE SO WHEN SHE CAME TO MANCHESTER SHE WAS REALLY SKINNY SHE STILL THOUGHT SHE WAS OBESE. Allison: SO SHE DIDN'T SEE HOW SHE LOOKED? YES AND IF YOU WERE OBESE IN GUILFORD NOBODY WOULD BE YOUR FRIEND. Allison: DO YOU SEE THAT WITH GIRLS IN SCHOOL OR WITH GUYS BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY BEEF UP. GIRLS THINK THEY'RE TOO FAT AND DON'T EAT. Allison: DO YOU GUYS GET EDUCATION SEX EDUCATION OR HEALTH CLASS OR DOES THAT COME FROM HOME OR WHAT HAPPENS? MY MOTHER IS THERE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THEY HAVE HEALTH CLASS, BUT JUNIOR HIGH THEY CHANGED IT THIS YEAR TOE SEX ED WAS SIXTH GRADE. SO. Allison: WHAT ABOUT WHERE YOU GO TO SCHOOL ARION DO THEY SAY IT'S UP TO YOUR FOLKS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT? YEAH. BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T HAD NONE OF THE CLASSES YET. AS FAR AS I KNOW. Allison: YOU'RE GOING TO 8th GRADE, RIGHT? 7th GRADE. SO SAINT JOE'S MAY HAVE IT. Allison: UP TO NOW YOU HAVEN'T? NOT YET. Allison: WHAT ABOUT AT WEST DO THEY DO HEALTH CLASSES LIKE THAT? YEAH HEALTH CLASSES BUT YOU USUALLY LEARN ABOUT THAT DURING SCIENCE CLASSES NOW. Allison: DO YOU. WE TALKED TO KIDS UP NORTH WHO SAID THAT A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ALREADY SEXUALLY ACTIVE. AND DO YOU SEE THAT IN JUNIOR HIGH, ARE KIDS DOING THAT WHERE YOU ARE? YOU CAN SEE AFFECTION BETWEEN THEM BUT NOTHING LIKE THAT. WHALS ABOUT WHERE YOU GO ARION ARE THERE COUPLES ALREADY AT SCHOOL? YEAH. USUALLY SNARTS LIKE 5th GRADE THERE. Allison: 5th GRADE? YEAH STARTING YOUNG NOW. Allison: I GUESS HUH? FOURTH GRADE STARTED. Allison: DO YOU FEEL ANY PRESSURE AT ALL? I DON'T FEEL ANY PRESSURE I SHOULD LIKE SOMEONE. THAT WAY. Allison: WHAT ABOUT IN HIGH SCHOOL, CHRIS, ARE KIDS SEXUALLY ACTIVE AT THIS POINT A LOT OF THEM IS IT SOMETHING THEY BRAG ABOUT HEAR ABOUT IT? SOME OF THE GUYS DO IT. Allison: DO YOU THINK THERE IS PRESSURE IN HIGH SCHOOL? I DON'T THINK ANY OR FEEL ANY TOWARDS ME. Allison: DO YOU THAT I MIGHT BE AFFECTING OTHER PEOPLE OR. . NO ALS NOTICED ARION WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT BOYFRIENDS AND GIVES YOU SMILED RIGHT AWAY. SO. . NO. Allison: YEAH YOU DO D. TELL ME ABOUT IT DO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND? YEAH I DO. Allison: AND, WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE I'LL HAVE THIS GIRLFRIEND, IS SHE NICE? SHE'S REALLY NICE. JUST, I MEAN USUALLY THE PEOPLE THEY THINK ABOUT GIRLFRIEND AND BOYFRIEND AS LIKE KISSING AND DOING ALL THAT HAVE STUFF, BUT I CALL A GIRLFRIEND IS A REALLY GOOD FRIEND. LIKE SHE'S REALLY NICE A REALLY GOOD FRIEND AND REALLY JUST ALWAYS THERE. Allison: WHAT YOU GUYS DO AFTER SCHOOL, DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, DO YOU HAVE LIKE PLANNED ACTIVITIES OR HAD A DO YOU DO? I DO COLOR GUARD. Allison: HOW ABOUT COMING TO THE Y? YES. I JUST STARTED TO COME TO THE Y IN JANUARY. AND I GET A BUS FROM HILLSIDE HERE TO THE TEEN CENTER. Allison: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COME HERE, YOU WOULD BE HOME ALONE IF YOU DIDN'T COME HERE? . NO. Allison: WHY DO YOU LIKE COMING HERE? IT'S QUIET. WE CAN DO OUR HOMEWORK WATCH TV, PLAY GAMES. SOME OF US IN A GROUP GO SWIMMING OR GO PLAY BASKETBALL. Allison: IT'S LIKE BEING WITH YOUR FRIENDS? YEAH. Allison: DO YOU KNOW PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE THINGS TO DO AFTER SCHOOL, DO YOU THINK THEY GET INTO TROUBLE BECAUSE THEY DON'T, ARE THEY HOME ALONE? I DON'T KNOW. Allison: WHAT ABOUT YOU, ARION WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER SCHOOL? AFTER SKIL COME HERE. I COME HERE FOR THE FRIENDS. I LIKE, LIKE SHE SAID IT'S REALLY QUIET. I CAN DO MY HOMEWORK IMCOME HERE FOR THE NICE STAFF. Allison: CHRIS WHAT DO YOU DO THAT FOR AFTER SCHOOL? FOR THE STAFF. THE LITTLE KIDS LOOK UP TO ME AND LISTEN TO ME. Allison: THAT'S A GOOD FEELING. NOT ME, THOUGH. Allison: DO YOU HAVE ANY BROTHERS OR SISTERS? TWO OLDER BROTHERS WHO DON'T LIVE WITH ME. Allison: YOU'RE TRYING TO BE THE OLDER BROTHER KIND OF? SURE. Allison: WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU COME HERE? I WATCH TV PLAY VIDEO GAMES PLAY POOL, PLAY BASKETBALL. Allison: IF YOU WEREN'T COMING HERE WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE UP TO? PROBABLY PLAYING MORE VIDEO GAMES. Allison: IF YOU SEE KIDS AT SCHOOL MAYBE HAVING PROBLEMS, MAYBE A LITTLE DEPRESSED OTHER THINGS GOING ON, DOES THAT HAPPEN AT YOUR AGE YOU SEE PEOPLE HAVING A TOUGH TIME? YEAH. I HAVE A.D.H.D. BUT I TAKE MY MEDICINE FOR AND IT HELPS ME A LOT BUT I SEE OTHER KIDS THAT TELL YOU THEY HAVE A.D.H.D. OR A.D.D. AND DON'T TAKE ANYTHING, ,OH, I DIDN'T TAKE MY MED MEDICINE AND I'M HYPER, WANT TO SHOW IT, LIKE IT'S COOL OR SOMETHING. Allison: WHAT ABOUT YOU, ARION? WELL, I DON'T HAVE ANYONE AND I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYONE IN THE CLASS WITH A.D.H.D. BUT THERE IS ONE GIRL SHE'S FROM NEPAL, LIKE ACROSS THE OCEAN AND STUFF, SHE HAS A PROBLEM WITH CLEANLINESS AND SHE KIND OF SMELLS A LITTLE AND PEOPLE MAKE FUN OF HER AND SHE'S HAD LIKE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BEEN REALLY SAD AND NO ONE HAS TALKED TO HER AT ALL AND THAT'S. Allison: DO YOU TRY AND TALK TO HER? DO I BUT SOMETIMES IT'S HARD BECAUSE PEOPLE MAKE FUN OF YOU AND STUFF AND YOU SORT OF WANT TO FOLLOW THE CROWD AND DON'T. Allison: IT'S TOUGH. GOT TO BE ROUGH FOR HER TOO, RIGHT? YEAH. Allison: CHRIS, WHAT ABOUT IN HIGH SCHOOL PROBLEM DO YOU SEE PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES? YES, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY HAVE FAMILY PROBLEMS, REFLECTS HOW THEY FEEL, THEY WON'T COME TO SCHOOL AND IF THEY DO THEY DWONT ANYTHING. Allison: WHAT KIND OF FAMILY PROBLEMS? DRUNK PARENTS ABUSIVE PARENTS. Allison: SO THAT GOES ON? I THINK. SO. Allison: ABUSE WOULD BE TOUGH. TO DO PEOPLE TALK ABOUT IT OR DO YOU JUST FIND OF FIND OUT? JUST KIND OF FIND OUT. Allison: LET'S TALK ABOUT RIPPINGS WITH YOUR PARENTS. IS IT EASY FOR YOU TO TALK TO YOUR FOLKS? I DON'T NEED TO BECAUSE I KEEP TO MYSELF. IF MY PARENTS NEED ME TO DO CHORES DO I THEM. I GO OFF ON MY OWN. WE STAY OUT OF EACH OTHER'S WAY. WE SOMETIMES TALK, IF SHE THINKS SOMETHING IS WRONG WE TALK ABOUT IT. IT'S EASY FOR ME TO TALK TO MY PARENTS. THEY CARE. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW YOU'RE TALKING TO SOMEONE WHO WILL TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG AND HELP YOU WITH THAT PROBLEM. Allison:, CHRIS YOU SAID YOU KEEP STUFF TO YOURSELF. DO YOU THINK THAT'S HEALTHY, JUST ASKING? IS THERE ANYONE YOU CAN TALK TO IF YOU'RE HAVING A ROUGH TIME? SOMETIMES MY FRIEND AND MY PETS BECAUSE THEY LISTEN. Allison: THEY WON'T GIVE YOU A HARD TIME? WELL THEY MIGHT WALK AWAY. Allison: IF I WERE TO SAY TO YOU THE ONE THING I WANT MY MOM AND DAD TO UNDERSTAND OR MY TEACHER TO UNDERSTAND OR THE ONE THING I WANT IN A DOULT UNDERSTAND ABOUT ME AND MY AGE IS. WHAT LIFE IS NOW. BACK THEN IT WASN'T. LIKE IT WAS ALL LIKE ALWAYS CALM AND ALL, BUT TODAY LIKE WE HAVE THE DRUGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SHOOTINGS. DISAPPEARING A LOT. Allison: DO YOU GET SCARED? YEAH. Allison: YOU DO GET SCARED? WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THAT? WHEN I GO OUTSIDE IN THE DARK, LIKE I CAN GO OUT ALONE BUT WHEN I HAVE SOMEBODY WITH ME GOING OUTSIDE, I FEEL MUCH SAFER. Allison: ANYBODY ELSE, THOUGHTS ON THAT AT ALL? I THINK IT'S LIKE YOU SEE HAVING A KID A BAD DAY ASK HIM OR HER WHAT'S GOING ON, THEY DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU LEAVE THEM ALONE AND LET THEM BE. Allison: DON'T BUG YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THAT GETS THEM MAD. Allison: I MIGHT DO THAT BECAUSE I WOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT YOU BUT YOU SAY LEAVE THEM BE. YES UNLESS LIFE THREATENING. Allison: OKAY, THINKING FROM YOU ARION? NOT REALLY. Allison: I THINK YOU ALL DID GREAT. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/16/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the first in our week long series Teen Survival Guide. What do you know about the world of today's teenagers? Are their challenges and pressures any different from your youth? What choices are they making and why? We don't have all the answers. But what we're about to show you may help you better understand the teenagers in your life. Television has come a long way since the days of Mickey Mouse and the nights of Johnny Carson. Along with the plethora of graphic television offerings, today's teenager is inundated daily by thousands of media messages from video games, CD's and the internet. In part three of our Teen Survival Guide, Phil Vaughn shows us the danger in not paying attention to what our kids are watching. To get a better sense of what young people in Manchester are saying about the media's impact on the choices they make we spent some time listening. In this program, we take you to the Manchester YMCA teen center. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn, Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rona Zlokower\Child Health Services, Dr. James Sargent\Pediatrician, Stefan Nicovich\Marketing, UNH, Laura Burbine\Child Health Services, Marty Boldin\Child Health Services, Aaron Graham\7th Grade, Chris Bailey\11th Grade, Holli Pereira\8th Grade |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/16/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, the first in our week long series Teen Survival Guide. What do you know about the world of today's teenagers? Are their challenges and pressures any different from your youth? What choices are they making and why? We don't have all the answers. But what we're about to show you may help you better understand the teenagers in your life. Television has come a long way since the days of Mickey Mouse and the nights of Johnny Carson. Along with the plethora of graphic television offerings, today's teenager is inundated daily by thousands of media messages from video games, CD's and the internet. In part three of our Teen Survival Guide, Phil Vaughn shows us the danger in not paying attention to what our kids are watching. To get a better sense of what young people in Manchester are saying about the media's impact on the choices they make we spent some time listening. In this program, we take you to the Manchester YMCA teen center. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn, Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Rona Zlokower\Child Health Services, Dr. James Sargent\Pediatrician, Stefan Nicovich\Marketing, UNH, Laura Burbine\Child Health Services, Marty Boldin\Child Health Services, Aaron Graham\7th Grade, Chris Bailey\11th Grade, Holli Pereira\8th Grade |
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