Adolescents and Children in Global Media Landscape: From Risks to Rights

Abstract

We examine what we see as some of the key developments in the field of adolescents and children and media research. With the caveat as regards to our specific research perspective and possible bias stemming from there, we identify two important developments that have begun to take place in the past five years – 1. The enrichment of the field by data and perspectives coming from so-called developing countries. 2. A greater tendency toward citing research evidence in response to public anxieties over youth engagement with (especially) digital media. A shift toward rights-based framework and focus on media opportunities is discussed as well. The final version of this research has been published in Annals of the International Communication Association. © 2017 Taylor & Francis