There is increasing concern in many countries that newspapers are not being read and the news on television is not being watched by many young people. As a result, young people in these countries are not up-to-date with or even concerned about local, national and international events.
The major causes of this problem are that most newspapers and news programmes are designed for an adult audience and are not presented in a format that teenagers find attractive. Few young people read newspapers because the language is too difficult and the style and content is usually quite serious. A lack of interest in the news is also due to the fact that young people are fascinated by new technology, such as computers and the Internet. As a result of this there is a lower interest in traditional news formats, which are considered unappealing and unfashionable.
There are some strategies that can be used to encourage young people to keep abreast of the news. The first is to have news agencies present the news in formats that are appealing for the young. The easiest way to do this would be to present news on internet sites that are designed for a younger audience. Another way to confront the problem is to have schools involved in the publication of regular school newspapers. Recent local, national and international news events could be included, although schools should also encourage pupils to be involved in the writing of articles and submissions. This newspaper could then be distributed to all the pupils, which means a greater number of young people would regularly read news stories.
The low number of young people reading newspapers and following the news on television can be increased by presenting the news in formats that are appealing to them. The key is to utilise websites and also have schools publish their own newspapers, which students are involved in. 
There is increasing concern in  
many
 countries that  
newspapers
 are not  
being read
 and the  
news
 on television is not being  
watched
 by  
many
  young
  people
.  
As a result
,  
young
  people
 in these countries are not up-to-date with or even concerned about local, national and international  
events
.
The major causes of this problem are that most  
newspapers
 and  
news
  programmes
  are designed
 for an adult audience and are not presented in a  
format
 that  
teenagers
 find attractive. Few  
young
  people
 read  
newspapers
  because
 the language is too difficult and the style and content is  
usually
 quite serious. A lack of interest in the  
news
 is  
also
 due to the fact that  
young
  people
  are fascinated
 by  
new
 technology, such as computers and the Internet.  
As a result
 of this there is a lower interest in traditional  
news
  formats
, which  
are considered
 unappealing and unfashionable.
There are  
some
 strategies that can be  
used
 to encourage  
young
  people
 to  
keep
 abreast of the  
news
. The  
first
 is to have  
news
 agencies present the  
news
 in  
formats
 that are appealing for the  
young
. The easiest way to do this would be to present  
news
 on internet sites that  
are designed
 for a younger audience. Another way to confront the problem is to have  
schools
 involved in the publication of regular  
school
  newspapers
. Recent local, national and international  
news
  events
 could  
be included
, although  
schools
 should  
also
 encourage pupils to  
be involved
 in the writing of articles and submissions. This  
newspaper
 could then  
be distributed
 to all the pupils, which means a greater number of  
young
  people
 would  
regularly
 read  
news
 stories.
The low number of  
young
  people
 reading  
newspapers
 and following the  
news
 on television can  
be increased
 by presenting the  
news
 in  
formats
 that are appealing to them. The key is to  
utilise
 websites and  
also
 have  
schools
 publish their  
own
  newspapers
, which students  
are involved
 in.