Podium

Can you think of any news stories from the past six months, which affect or involve young people?

When issues that affect young people

come up in the news,

how often do you hear their voices?

According to the Youth Media Agency's submission to the Leveson Inquiry, around 70 per cent of all references to young people in the media are negative.

'You mean I have to listen to someone

talking who I don't know,

playing music I've not picked,

in an order I've not decided?'

A variety of voices, backgrounds, opinions

and experiences

A UK-wide team of young people who

are under 25 and who want experience

in broadcasting.

How does it work?

With no reporters and no adults, Podium podcasts feature the voices

of ordinary teenagers from all

over the UK talking honestly about the serious and the silly.

weekly vox pops

features

Podium is a daily podcast, featuring

only the voices of the under 20s,

created by broadcast journalism

students from across the UK

Why podcasts and not radio?

In the aftermath of the riots, Podium's Founder

Camilla Byk decided she could give young people a positive platform where they could air their views.

That platform is podium.me

Why audio?

We're familiar with the stereotypes

of young people

Audio gives a level of anonymity to young people.

It allows them to speak without feeling

self-conscious about whether they're being

judged on their looks.

Johanna Derry

Editor, podium.me.uk

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But we think there's more to the under 20s than hoodies and A* achieving blondes in the UK