Newspapers, print, online and participatory

News language, online and representation

News 2 online and representation from Great Baddow High School Media

News Intro and Media Language

News intro and language from Great Baddow High School Media

Representation

• Group countertypes and stereotypes to be uploaded onto google drive

•Representation in newspaper front covers of your choice:•

• Upload Stuart Hall theory label theory - what is his representation theory?
• Use your media language techniques to discuss representation in your clip.
• What/who is being represented?
• How is it being represented?
• How is the representation made to seem 'true', 'commonsense' or 'natural'?
• What is foregrounded and what is backgrounded? Are there any notable absences?
• Whose representation is it? Whose interests does it reflect? How do you know?
• What have you learnt about the overall direction of the film’s representation?
• What way do you believe you have ‘received’ the meaning of the newspaper: through preferred, negotiated or oppositional reading? (Hall’s theory) Explain in detail, using supporting textual reference.