Youth Produced Media

A majority of the time children spend viewing media is time alone without the helpful guidance of an adult to mediate the images and help children make sense of them. The cumulative effect of all this passive viewing is that children grow up ill-equipped to think critically about screen content. In today’s society it’s ironic that children are taught how to read and write, but seldom are they taught how to “read” media, that is, how to interpret and analyze the visual messages they see everyday.

Youth Speak Out International informs, educates and guides youth in creating positive media messages that address age related problems and give solutions to create change.