Journalistic practices and representation of togetherness in children's media

What is it about?

As part of the literacy movement in the Nordics and globally, there is an uptick of news material aimed to children. However, there is only little research on the content in these media. We analyse content in Finnish news oriented media aimed for young readers, and focus particularly on the theme of diversity. Who do journalists for children's media write news for, and how, if at all, do they take into account the heterogeneity of their audience?

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Why is it important?

Our findings show clearly that journalists mainly serve readers who are White and middle-class, despite the fact that those who most could profit from the news are youth from minority and migrant families.