Representation blog tasks
1) Why is representation an important concept in Media Studies? It influenced the ways we view the world, and ourselves. 2) How does the example of Kate Middleton show the way different meanings can be created in the media? news editor will decide on the way the story will be presented with her photo, and the use of captions to pin down. I t is not controlled by her and can showcase the true reality within her life to represent her as a normal person, opposing would the meaning would be if it wasn't a paparazzi shot. 3) Summarise the section 'The how, who and why of media representation' in 50 words. All decided by the producer who has to consider their choice of narrative in line with the audience's wants and needs. Repetition of such values, ideologies and representations then become natural to audiences as part of their narrative experience. 4) How does Stuart Hall's theory of preferred and oppositional readings fit with representation? A udiences do not...