Representation in Media.

Individual people are often represented badly in the media depending on the situation it is and how much power they have. A good example is the football managers, if he is in the wrong then he is normally slandered in the most ways possible.

As you can see from the source to the left, the article about football is large on the front page, as apposed to being on the back or maybe further into the paper.




Social groups vary on how they are represented mostly on films and soap operas. If represented badly then it can then reflect on those groups. For example the Democrats could be represented badly on the news on television with accusations that they haven't made, when they deny these it normally conspires in argument and debate.

Social issues are normally slipped into soap operas to result in entertainment, things like racism, sexism or violence are normally used. For example, in Eastenders there was conflict between a character named 'Denise' and a character named 'Phil' debating on whether he was racist towards her, and this lasted at least 4 episodes.




Places are normally represented in textual media and is most of the time true they depict what the area is like and how most of us think of it. For example, Croydon has been seen badly due to the riots on the 8th August 2011, this has now lead to Croydon not receiving as much funds as it would normally.



Stereotypes often consist of races, cultures, sexuality, or sub-culture. It is normally shown in soaps and puts an image into all of our heads of what the rest of 'them' are like as well. For example, in Eastenders the character named 'Christian' is a homosexual, he acts feminine at times and is muscle bound. This gives us an image of what homosexuals are like unless you do know one of course, but this apples to what country you're from, what music you like or how you live your life.