During the chat, many of the participants described their creative ideas for educating other young people about their rights. They said they are looking for opportunities to get the message out. Challenges faced by young journalists include difficulty in getting space in mainstream media and lack of support, or even censorship, from governments and the mainstream media industry. Since 1995, Voices of Youth has worked to link young people with one another and with policymakers via the Net.
Internet chat allows users to interact in real time.
Youth issues, in general, are hard to sell. Conventional political and economic issues predominate. More importantly, the participants felt that the biggest missing element in mainstream media is content produced by young people and reflecting their viewpoint. Another problem that young people experience with mainstream media is the use of stereotypes, such as the 'alienated youth'. Many chat participants expressed frustration with the lack of interest in their offerings from established media channels or from governments.