Representation and News
Newspaper's use media language and genres to represent news
Here they have presented Donald Trump as powerful by choosing a photo that presents him as such with reference to the "we need you".
Often representation is described using either positive or negative adjectives such as: sympathetically vs uncaring.
Stewart Hall
The idea that media representations define a ‘norm’which they encourage the audience to identify with and portray those outside this norm as ‘other’ lesser and alien is a key concept.
Colonialism
Colonialism is when one country goes to another place, takes control of it, and uses its land, resources, and people for its own benefit.
Post Colonialism
Loss of Power and Resources- They no longer control the colonies, so they lose access to cheap labor, raw materials,and markets that boosted their wealth.
Cultural Reflection- They have to deal with guilt, responsibility, and criticism for past actions.
Post-Colonial Critique -Literature, art, and academic work often challenge the coloniser’s version of history,forcing them to rethink how they teach and understand their past.
Paul Gilroy – post-colonial theory
The political conflict which characterise multicultural societies is linked to our imperial and colonial history.
Gilroy connects a country's ideas of race, racism, immigrants, and national identity to its imperial past.
He argues that the near worship of WWII era Britain obscures the reality of modern, multi-cultural Britain.
Stereotypes in News
teenage boys in the news are presented with crime and bad assosiations more than 50% of the time. The word most commonly used to describe them was "yobs" (591 times), followed by "thugs" (254 times), "sick" (119 times) and "feral" (96 times).
Why do producers use stereotypes?
- Stereotypes simplify stories and make them moredramatic – they create goodies and baddies and tell the reader who to side with (binary opposites).
- Stereotypes enforce prejudice and create a sense of shared identity with the paper – an us and them mentality.
- They often imply judgement – the language tells you what to think about the person and the story.
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