This article reflects on the Youth as a stage of transition and change in human life that has been interpreted, in many ways, by the Media. Young people often represent an icon of the breakdown of social order, which incurred easy to speculate on authorship in any act of criminality. On the other hand, reflects a confused image of proportion to its reality and its efforts to train and integrate into the labor market. Instead, they are used as symbols of the promise of future political messages. This ambiguity can lead to a stereotype of youth condition their perception of the elderly. This article suggests ways to improve theimage of young people in the Media.

En este artículo se plantean los nuevos retos a los que se enfrenta la actividad informativa en la era de internet, caracterizada por la horizontalidad y transversalidad de los modelos comunicativos entre medios y ciudadanos. Pensar sobre conceptos como la responsabilidad social, la veracidad y la elaboración de agendas informativas en la creación de la opinión pública se antoja absolutamente fundamental para delimitar la función del periodista en el entorno digital.

En este artículo se plantean los nuevos retos a los que se enfrenta la actividad informativa en la era de internet, caracterizada por la horizontalidad y transversalidad de los modelos comunicativos entre medios y ciudadanos. Pensar sobre conceptos como la responsabilidad social, la veracidad y la elaboración de agendas informativas en la creación de la opinión pública se antoja absolutamente fundamental para delimitar la función del periodista en el entorno digital.

This article reflects on the Youth as a stage of transition and change in human life that has been interpreted, in many ways, by the Media. Young people often represent an icon of the breakdown of social order, which incurred easy to speculate on authorship in any act of criminality. On the other hand, reflects a confused image of proportion to its reality and its efforts to train and integrate into the labor market. Instead, they are used as symbols of the promise of future political messages. This ambiguity can lead to a stereotype of youth condition their perception of the elderly. This article suggests ways to improve theimage of young people in the Media.