CYP Now - YOUTH MAGAZINES: Peer publishing

Unlike shoestring efforts in the past, magazines by young people for young people are becoming professional. PJ White finds out what young people get out of the publishing process.

But what exactly are they all about?

Flicking through the content reveals articles on pregnancy and video game reviews, jokes and quizzes, sexually transmitted diseases, disability or bullying. Plus features on skateboards or asylum seekers, guides to protesting and campaigning, spotlights on poverty, race and homophobia.

Or updates on Connexions, food, sport, interviews with local MPs, gig lists, low-downs on mobiles, fox hunting or self-harming.

But content is not what these titles are really about. They are about learning and exploration, voices heard, ownership of media and young people listening and speaking to each other in a non-sensational, non-exploitative way.

The magazines are of strikingly high quality and seem to be here to stay.

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