Josh Goldstein 4/25/01 DOES MEDIA (TV, radio, magazines) INFLUENCE US TEENAGERS? "I wake up to the radio, eat breakfast to the TV, drive to school to the radio, use computers for schoolwork, and read magazines and watch TV before bed — [the media] is always there. I definitely think that the media affects high school culture. For example, what people wear and how people want to look. "And it especially influences girls our age — people definitely want …showed first 75 words of 437 total…

…showed last 75 words of 437 total…in to that by showing them all the great things that are supposed to happen when you drink alcohol. Back to the question of media influencing my life… of course it does. I see something on TV, it’s cool, I follow. As a teenager I am very self-conscious and have a sticky self-esteem. I want to fit in and not to be the odd man out. Media is just the flavor of the weak!