2008

Nyasha, 14, thinks not enough is being done to celebrate black achievements in the wider community

Hundreds of balloons are released from the city walls as young people remember those who are living with the terrible illness.

Odaka, 13, and from Hackney, thinks the borough gets an unfair rap - here's why

Belfast members invited to make ‘extras’ for Exit: Alley film DVD.

Andrew, 13, thinks some rap artists need to wash their mouths out...

Commissioner meets Headliners reporters Eabha Doherty and Aiofe Boyle

What’s the difference between living in East London and the West Bank? Young people from Hackney and Palestine got the chance to ask each other that question when a group of young Palestinians visited the capital at the end of last year.

Headliners and disability group Transition Team have produced a short film to highlight disability access problems.

A video documenting the process behind the Shifted radio project with contributions from the young people involved and project staff and volunteers.

Young reporters from Headliners report on national Playday as part of a magazine commissioned by Play England and talk to young people about the growing trend to stop them from taking risks in play.

Three teenagers from Welling ask whether a recent spate of street attacks in their area can be pinned on young people?

16-year-old Eshe Nelson from Reading went to Jamaica with Unicef to see how children and young people were tackling the issue of sexual health in the country and why young mothers in Jamaica are getting help where their own education system is failing them.

Young reporters from Headliners are taking part in Operation Soapbox, a South Bank Centre project looking at how ideas are formed. They have been looking into the future to see what stories we will be reading in the news in 3008 - and it's a strange mix of the frightening and the downright bizarre!

Conrad Corr writes why he thinks Hollywood's latest zombie flick is a monster smash.

Hannah Braisted, 13, and Amy Jaiteh, 12, find out which celebrities young people look up to and ask if the media should be more responsible in the way they promote fame.

Recent immigrant Emmanuel Esteve arrived in the UK from Togo unable to speak any English. Three months later, he tells Headliners about his experience.

On May 24th 2008 Rob Knox was fatally stabbed on a night out with friends in Sidcup. He was 18 years old. Here his friend and Headliners journalist Louis Ebdon, 17, explains his feelings about the tragedy and urges young people to think twice about carrying knives.

On a hot Bank Holiday Monday in May reporters take a trip out of London to Chessington World of Adventures as a reward for their commitment and hard work this year. Yohana and Bana Tesfamichael, 12, Sarra Said-Wardell, 12 and Amon Haileab, 11, report back from their big day out.

Human rights youth group holds rally in Belfast calling for better justical system in run up to Olympics

Headliners and PSNI warn that copy-cat crime will result in doing time

Bexley SNAP support young people with disabilities and special educational needs and their families. Young people from Bexley SNAP worked with Headliners to make this film about their youth club, the young people who attend it, and the staff who work there.

Does the media put too much pressure on women to be thin? Sophie Dyer, 16, looks at both the positve and negative messages being sent to young people about body image.

94-year-old extols the virtue of young people

Does the media paint too negative a picture of young people? David Collier and Terry White think so, and are using their roles in the UK Youth Parliament to campaign for more positive images in the news.

School dinners have been a political hot potato for quite some time now. Young people from Cox Green School find out if their fellow students think their school canteen is up to scratch.

For most of the 20th Century, Black South Africans had to fight against the racism they suffered in their own country. Young people played an important role in this battle, as Headliners found out when they spoke to Rachel Nkumanda.

Lets talk about sex - sign-posting young people in the right direction

Headliners Foyle reporter Gavin Moran discovers that money, money, money aint so funny.

Rumour has it that the crime levels in the London Borough of Waltham Forest are rising; with some young people even saying they are scared to go to the police with their serious concerns. Vinny Monachello, 14, from Headliners investigates with interviews with a local young person and a police officer.

Headliners reporters were out and about in Hackney during half term, checking out the cultural offerings in this year's Discover Young Hackney festival

Advice from young people on how to cope with moving from primary school to secondary school.

On November 23 2007 the cruise ship MS Explorer sank after hitting an iceberg in the Antarctic. Doreen Horwood was one of the 154 people onboard when the ship started sinking. In this film, she talks exclusively to Headliners about her experience.

Headliners Foyle reporters hear from two teenagers who have self-harmed and had suicidal thoughts

Who's News is it Anyway? - conference calls for more community-friendly press

A young Londoner originally from Congo escaped the troubles in his own country to find himself in Hackney where he now feels just as vulnerable – but not from the militia, from other young people.

Every summer children at primary schools have to move on from familiar surroundings and make the big step on to secondary school. In this film, Headliners reporters investigate the excitement, fears and apprehensions of going from being the biggest at one school to the smallest at another.

Four young reporters from a Headliners project in west London investigate the growing problem of teenagers being involved in gangs.

Headliners reveal the reality of underage and binge drinking in Derry

When the media look at teenage gangs the focus is often on young males, but there are many females with strong links to gangs too. Marie Abbott, 14, and Belinda Matande, 14, look at how the support and protection gangs offer can be a big attraction to young girls.

A launch at Stormont which marks the end of our three year Global Eye project.

Losing someone close to you is never easy, but it always helps if you don’t have to suffer alone. Here, the young people of Sidcup Youth Centre describe the tragic events of summer 2007, and how they came together to support each other through difficult times.

The UK’s only underage music festival (strictly for 14 – 18 year olds) may be seen to the older generations as a breeding ground for sordid teenage antics. Young Reporters from Headliners report back from the festival and explain how this couldn’t be further from the truth with nothing but good, clean fun and a strong anti-bullying message.

From libraries to break dancing and museums to football clubs - Hackney has got it all, and now you can find out when and where!

Headliners Sunita Singh Hans discusses the burning issue of hoax calls to the NI Fire and Rescue Service.

With so much focus on gun and knife crime and the media’s focus on adult perspectives of it, Headliners reporters decided to go straight to the people more likely to have the answers. We spoke to two young people referred to Hackney Youth Offending Team to find out why gun and knife crime has increased in the last few years.

Ruth Magennis reviewes the new film by Korean director Cha Wook-park.

If young people were in charge the world would be very different. Jamila, 14 wishes she were in charge of advertising.

The world would look very different if young people were in charge. Tristan, 10, wishes he were in charge of game consoles.

The world would be very different if young people were in charge and reporters from London explain how in a series of columns for Children and Young People Now magazine.

The world would be a very different place if young people were in charge. Sophia, 11, wishes she were in charge of London.

The world would look very different if young people were in charge. Louis, 10, wishes he were in charge of the London Eye.

The world would look very different if young people were in charge. Gabby, 12, wishes she were in charge of the world.

The world would look very different if young people were in charge. Joseph, 8, wishes he were in charge of the trains.

Four members of Headliners talk about their experiences of living with gangs on their doorsteps.

As part of a Campbell Arts centre project, a website has been developed which looks at how the brain works. We took a look and give you our thoughts.

Young reporters from 'What's Up' spoke to Alan Wood, CEO of the Learning Trust, about getting Hackney reading

Headliners asks is commercial globalisation ruining our individuality?

Dogs can't be expected to pick up their own mess. This has to be down to their owners. However, on one estate in Islington, some owners have not been doing their bit. Headliners reporters investigate

Four Headliners members form Belfast sat at the House of Lords to represent the voice of young people in Northern Ireland. Ruth Smyth, 19 and Sonya Gorman, 18, report.

A Headliners project challenges the media to focus on ability not disability

Young people work their magic on blogs this month.

Headliners makes headway in going the distance between old and young

Integrate or segregate - what do young people want?

What is it like to be young today? Kamil Boriel, 12, reports on chagning attitudes of adults towards young people as The Children's Society produced the UK's first independent national inquiry into childhood.

Headliners Foyles Ouarterly Magazine Off The Walls produced and written by young people for young people.

An album review by Daniel "Fonezy" Stewart from Belfast.

Rachel Magennis, 15, shows how first impressions can be a source of prejudice.

Three reporters from Headliners take us around where they live and hang out in this film. Exploring the changes that have taken place over the years gone by.

Are young people living in an Age of Apathy when it comes to politics? asks Headliners reporter

Aaron Crossey, 15, finds our society is still being plagued by sectarianism.

Headliners members in Belfast produce a series of short films tacking different prejudices.

Young people in Hackney have their say

The debate about SATs exams has raged all summer, with papers not being marked on time and reports that they put too much stress on students. Headliners spoke to young people with experience of the tests to find out what all the fuss is about.

The 21st century has become one which is dominated by technology; it is now conventional to become best friends with a person you have never met. This is what young people think about social networking today

Ruth Smyth, 19, makes a film using quotes that focus on prejudice.

A short film about Headliners in Belfast by 18 year old Lyra McKee.

Holly Foskett, 15, observes Big Issue sellers and how they are received.

Headliners investigate the tension between young people and the police's stop and search tactics.

Young people from the Galliagh and Greater Shantallow estates in Derry try to overcome the stigma attached to living in a housing estate.

Derry's young people set the world to 'rights' round the table.

In the run up to World Book Day three Headliners journalists from Hackney discuss books and why they think children aren't reading enough today.

Young people from Cox Green School get their fellow pupils' opinions on their school uniform and ask "is it time for a change?"

Orrel Lawrence, investigates the problems faced by young people looking for a job and their struggles when they enter the workplace

As the Chidlren's Society publish the UK's first independent national inquiry into childhood - The Childhood Inquiry, young reporters at Headliners report on the changing attitudes of adults towards young people.

Janagha Aboozari, 18 denounces the way women are being treated in Afghanistan where violence takes the place of justice.

An historic moment has been made as 300 young people from across the UK took over parliament and debated issues affecting them in the UK today, including the negative portrayal of young people in the media and the environment. Charlotte Lytton, 16, and Rhona Ezuma, 18, report back from the House of Lords where the country’s ‘yobs’ made their mark.

In January, the world looked on as Kenya, a country most known for its wildlife, unique tribal communities and safari’s, erupted into chaos unprecedented in the African country. Reporters from Headliners spoke to young people from one of the worst affected cities Kisumo, to get their perspective.

Teenagers from across Northern Ireland marched to the home of the government to demand their own youth assembly.

With constant media attention on issues such as obesity and healthy eating, Headliners reporters Dowa Ojarikre, 18, and Bisi Fashesin, 18, spoke to a group of courageous young people in an online chat room for teenagers with eating disorders to find out how problems with food can affect the lives of young people.

Watch a video made by young people in west London looking at the issue of gangs.

Hundreds of young people throughout the U.K. will now be able to benefit from adult and peer mentors in sport, music and media thanks to £3 Million in funding to the Youth Mentoring Programme. At a prestigious event in London’s West End, Orrel Lawrence, 19, spoke to youth mentors and mentees and rubbed shoulders with the special guests. Here is his report.

Knife crime is one of the biggest issues facing young people today. But is violence really a part of everyday life for all young people, or does the media's focus on knife crime create a negative stereotype of teenagers? Young people from Maidenhead investigate.

Government urged to pump more cash into services aimed at helping young people.