How do different newspapers represent people, events and ideas?
Representation: how the media portray and represent something or someone in a particular way. The 'construction' of media texts. Representation and Reception Theory; Stuart Hall People represent media texts in different ways, depending on their cultural background, economic standards and personal experiences. Dominant- the hegemonic (ruling or dominant in a political or social context) response people share the code and preferred meaning. Negotiated- they accept what the text is saying and adapt it according to their social background. Oppositional- they understand, but reject the message. Representation in Newspapers 3 steps in the journey between the real world and the reality presented by newspapers. Selection > Omissions > Construction News Values Bias...