Media Representation.

 

 

On this Blog post I shall be researching the term Media Representation finding out what it means and writing my own definition on the term.

For my research on this topic I simply Googled the term Media Representation a summary of what I found is:

Representation refers to the construction in any medium, especially the mass media, of aspects of ‘reality’ such as people, places, objects, events, cultural identities and other abstract concepts. Such representations may be in speech or writing as well as still or moving pictures. The term refers to the processes involved as well as to its products. For instance, in relation to the key markers of identity - Class, Age, Gender and Ethnicity (the 'cage' of identity) - representation involves not only how identities are represented (or rather constructed) within the text but also how they are constructed in the processes of production and reception by people whose identities are also differentially marked in relation to such demographic factors. Consider, for instance, the issue of 'the gaze'. How do men look at images of women, women at men, men at men and women at women? A key in the study of representation concern is with the way in which representations are made to seem ‘natural’. Systems of representation are the means by which the concerns of ideologies are framed; such systems ‘position’ their subjects.  Semiotics and content analysis (quantitative) are the main methods of formal analysis of representation.

- I got this information off: http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/MC30820/represent.html

o    My own definition:

·         Media representation is a way that the media puts across a stereotype and makes it more popular. The media does many stories on different age groups, genders and races.

·         One example of media representation is how the ‘perfect’ look can be shown through media, where they show really skinny people and make people want to look like them, which also makes people look at others and how we should be in a different way as everyone wants to be like what they see in the magazines.

·         Media representation is not all bad as it can show some people in positive and good ways such as showing people healthy diets and new ways too exercise which brings across a healthier country.

·         Media is normally shown in newspapers, television, billboards and adverts.