Media Representation 1 Objective: * To understand the mature of representations and stereotypes * Bea able to apply concepts learned to the relationship between representation and ideology as the apply to gender * Socially constructed : We construct the social Representation * Communication is achieved through shared signs and symbols e.g. language * The media communicate with their audiences through a process of representation by using familiar signs and symbols. * The
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1. The term mass media refers to the channels of communication (media) that exists to reach a large public audience. Mass media includes newspapers‚ magazines‚ television‚ radio‚ and more recently‚ the Internet. It informs people about events that they would otherwise know little about. Mass media communication is usually rapid‚ because the media will report an important event as quickly as possible after it happens. In fact‚ some television reporting is live; that is‚ the viewers can see the events
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beer. CONSUMING WHILE WE CONSUME MEDIA While watching TV: 31% of kids (ages 8-17) eat or drink while watching in the morning 21% of kids eat or drink while watching in the afternoon 27% of kids eat or drink while watching in the evening While using the Internet: 19% of kids eat or drink while using in the morning 2% of kids eat or drink while using in the afternoon 4% of kids eat or drink while using in the evening Source: "How Children Use Media Technology" from Knowledge Networks/Statistical
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Some media industries need greater regulation than others. Discuss. The term regulation in a media sense refers to the whole process of control or guidance‚ by established rules and procedures‚ applied by governments and other political and administrative authorities to all kinds of media activities. Media regulation always has a potential to intervene on ongoing activities‚ usually for some stated "public interest" goal‚ but also to serve other needs in which media can contribute to. The visual
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The Media: Revealed or Criticized? Although Gibbon presents an adequate amount of information on how the media is responsible for the loss of public heroes‚ he fails to inform the reader of the positive acknowledgment that some media give to celebrities or potential heroes. He presents a lot of comments about well-known people‚ but it solely supports his own opinion. My first question was‚ "Is this acceptable evidence?” With him only presenting the negative feedback from the press and media
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Racism in the Media (Revised) Movies and magazines have come under attack. Movies such as Star Wars have been accused of using characters that are racist symbols. Magazines‚ specifically fashion magazines‚ have been accused of racism for not displaying many African American women on the covers. I will prove that these accusations are seemingly far fetched. This is not racism; it is the use of demographics and marketing towards their target audiences. I will also argue that stereotypes‚ if used
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Television is one of the most popular forms of media. But popularity does not necessarily mean positive. When watching TV‚ some tend to think of characters on television shows as role models and try to conform themselves to resemble that person so that they can be “noticed”. Some of the actions people perform could be positive‚ maybe comedy for example. But‚ at the same time‚ they could be taking attention away from what is really important at the time. Media on television influences some people to act
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acknowledges that‚ “Eight in ten school-age children media multitask” (397). This large number of children and young adults who have reported that they engage in media multitasking‚ using more than one form of media at once‚ is alarming because although many people have the idea that media multitasking is productive and time-saving‚ it actually affects us in our daily lives by endangering our social and mental health. Our culture’s distorted view on media multitasking states that it is beneficial
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Smoking in the Media Tobacco has plagued the world since the Native Americans introduced it to the European settlers. The dangerous effects of smoking have been devastating the bodies of in takers ever since tobacco was invented. The number of tobacco smokers has changed since the 1400’s. Now in modern times‚ the introduction of Radio‚ Television‚ and other forms of media‚ has affected smoking habits. It has been proven that consumers make choices based on sights and sounds‚ so now smoking companies
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women. After considering the increase in rape and molestation‚ sexual harassment‚ and other sex crimes over the last few decades‚ and also the corresponding increase of business in the pornography industry‚ the question that comes up is does the media‚ especially Internet‚ cause undesirable social consequences with specific reference to pornography and violence?. The Internet is a method of communication and a source of information that is becoming popular among those who are interested
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