PPT-Year 8 Lesson 23 – constructing representations in news media

English You will need A workbook or a digital journal Learning intention To develop knowledge and understanding of how representations of people ideas issues and events are constructed in news media. Michael Foster – HNC Year 1. My. Game Changing News Event. Televised Invasion Of Iraq - 2003. History. First Gulf War 1990-91. 9/11 . Invasion of Afghanistan 2001. Televised Invasion Of Iraq - 2003. Representations of Youth . Theories. Giroux (1997). Giroux theory. Media representations youths = . ‘Empty category’. DUE to media = . ADULTS . (No teenagers). Means – . DOES NOT . reflect reality of teenagers. Health . N. ews. An analysis of the lifecycle of elderly-related health news stories through multi-sited, linguistic ethnographic research. Jana Declercq. Ghent. University. Interdisciplinary. Discourse Studies workshop, Aalborg University. Myths. Sensationalism . James Madison. “Nothing could be more irrational than to give the people power and to withhold from them information, without which power is abused. A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both.”. How to plan and write an essay on media representations of gender . Starter. Work on your own.. Answer this short mark exam question:. Describe one way in which the mass media may present stereotyped images of women and explain why this stereotyping can be seen as a problem. . Myths. Sensationalism . James Madison. “Nothing could be more irrational than to give the people power and to withhold from them information, without which power is abused. A people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy, or perhaps both.”. Module . Eleven. . | Lesson . Two. Lesson . Two. Lesson Overview. Environmental scanning. E. thical conscience. Learning to anticipate and identify issues. Todays stories. Tomorrow’s Context.. Setting the record straight. What is gender?. Your . sex. , whether you are male or . female, . is biologically determined. Gender. is not biological but refers to a socially constructed set of behaviour patterns. Therefore, . femininity. rely on others . for access to the story?. The Business of Journalism . How economics and capitalism shape news media. Today’s Goal:. Explore the effects of media conglomeration and de-regulation on the diversity (or lack thereof) in news media today. The most commonly discussed forms of bias occur when the media support or attack a particular political party, candidate, or ideology, but other common forms of bias include:. Advertising bias. , when stories are selected or slanted to please advertisers.. The most commonly discussed forms of bias occur when the media support or attack a particular political party, candidate, or ideology, but other common forms of bias include:. Advertising bias. , when stories are selected or slanted to please advertisers.. English. You will need. A pen, paper and workbook.. A digital device.. Your news record.. Learning intention. To develop knowledge and understanding of the types of bias that exist in news media.. Activity . English. You will need. A pen or pencil , paper or workbook.. A digital device. . Learning intention. To develop knowledge and understanding of what news is, its purpose and how it is reported.. Reflect on your knowledge and understanding. National Survey. Roger . Fidler. Program Director for Digital Publishing. Director of RJI Digital Publishing Alliance. Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. fidlerr@rjionline.org. University of Missouri.