Youth sexuality is typically constructed as a social problem, and associated with a range of negative consequences for larger society and for young people themselves – especially young women. The media play a role in perpetuating this dominant construction, but may also offer a space for resistance. In this article, mainstream news media reportage on youth sexual and reproductive issues in Aotearoa (New Zealand) is discursively analysed to identify instances of resistance to oppressive discourses. Taking a feminist poststructuralist perspective, the aim is to connect news reporting, as a representational practice, with broader relations of power. The focus of the analysis, therefore, is on whether and how young people are allowed a voice in news reportage, and to what effect their voices are deployed. The analysis demonstrates not only that youth voice is relatively muted in comparison to experts, but also that it is frequently used to reinforce the dominant constructions of youth sexuality (as problematic and risky). Yet, instances of resistance are also evident. These are assessed in relation to their impact on gender power relations, and possibilities for amplifying resistance are discussed.

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无声的抵抗：在新西兰 Aotearoa 的年轻女性性行为的新闻报道中部署青年声音

青少年性行为通常被视为一个社会问题，并与对更大社会和年轻人本身——尤其是年轻女性——的一系列负面影响有关。媒体在延续这种主导结构方面发挥着作用，但也可能提供抵抗的空间。在本文中，对 Aotearoa（新西兰）青年性和生殖问题的主流新闻媒体报道进行了话语分析，以确定对压迫性话语的抵抗实例。从女权主义后结构主义的角度来看，其目的是将作为代表性实践的新闻报道与更广泛的权力关系联系起来。因此，分析的重点是是否允许以及如何允许年轻人在新闻报道中发言，以及他们的发言会产生何种影响。分析表明，与专家相比，青年的声音不仅相对平静，而且还经常被用来强化青年性的主导结构（有问题和风险）。然而，抵抗的例子也很明显。这些是根据它们对性别权力关系的影响进行评估的，并讨论了放大阻力的可能性。