Constructive Media

The Media is biased
The Media is information bias
Some media houses deliberately leave out information, that they see as unfit for the audience to get their hands on. Newspapers and news channels will snip information that is exceedingly explanatory (but important), choosing to go with what can be conveyed in a nutshell.


The Media is opinion bias
Media bias can happen due to various reasons. It occurs when journalists (or people) connected with the reporting of a particular event, have a prejudiced opinion about certain things, which ultimately results in a distorted version of the story.


The media reflects politics
They may leave out important information in favor a political reason or their own favor.


    How Donald Trump represents Mexicans:
 - He describes them as bad people who bring crime, drugs and rapists into america.
 - He says this out of fear for unemployment for people of america and fear for less houses, race and overpopulation. to scare the people of america to join his side.
  -- Demographic: - Middle aged
                             - old people
                             - White people
                             - Religion/Conservative
    How Obama represents Mexicans:
 - His speech shoes us that he likes the Mexican people.
  - He respects the culture and heritage of mexico.
  - He unifies the relationship with a partnership of equals.
   -- Demographic: - Ethnic minority
                             - Young/Middle aged
                             - Liberal




Constructive media:

• Media are not windows on reality or mirrors of society. They are carefully constructed products. From newspapers to nature shows, media producers actively select and construct particular images of the world.

• A media literate person is aware that many decisions go into every media product, and that even the most realistic images represent someone's interpretation of reality.

• Moreover a truly media literate person can produce media aswell, thereby offering their own construction of reality.

• When we say that all media messages are constructed, we mean that all media messages have been assembled by someone. That “someone” could be a single person, or it could be a large organization. The messages and values embedded in this particular piece of media are those of the people who created it.

• In photographs, the photographer's own vision of what she wants to show within the frame demonstrates her own values and beliefs.

          

•  A newspaper writer’s articles may be based on his own beliefs, or based on the beliefs and ideologies of his publishers, or perhaps even the beliefs of the companies who advertise in that particular newspaper.

Left and Right wing Media:
   Left wing: - Socially conscious
                      - Look after society
                      - WRT welfare
                               - Unemployment
                               - NHS
                               - Minimum wage
The guardian
Independent
Mirror
Morning star
Observer

   Right wing: - Links to capitalism

                             - Wealth - Stay with the wealth creators

The telegraph
Express
Mail
Sun
Star
News of the World

Media conventions for Tabloid newspapers:

Tabloid newspapers also include:

 - Short text

 - Bright colors

 - Celebrity gossip

 - informal

 - Address = puns

 - Smaller in size than broadsheets

 - Not serious, Less detail

 - paparazzi shots

 - Large images

Signifies: Another word for the sign itself: the image, word, Etc.

Signified: This refers to the meaning associated with the signifies.

Denotation: The actual meaning of the sign.

Connotation: The additional meaning that attach to the sign and are socially or culturally developed and accepted.

Analyse the attached media. ^

The Sun is a right wing newspaper which means that it is in favor of the the conservative party. The sun newspaper is also conventionally a Tabloid newspaper (smaller format than a broadsheet) Being tabloid, the newspaper conventionally uses unserious material that includes celebrity gossip, informal text, paparazzi shots, The sun usually uses large images to cover a majority of the front cover as well as bright colors and short text. In the case of the attached media, The sun uses The conventional bright colors, short text, large images and puns to put Jeremy Corbyn  (Cor-bin) in a negative light for being "useless on Brexit", "Destroyer of Jobs", business's enemy", "Puppet of unions", Etc.

Throughout the cover, The writer continuously uses Conventions such as color to attract audiences to read and purchase the newspaper. This is their goal because, as a tabloid newspaper, they aim to make money off of the newspaper instead of raise awareness or discuss political problems like newspapers such as; the guardian, The Independent and the observer aim to do. As the Sun is in favor of the Conservatives, to mock a high status member of the Labor party will help the Conservatives to gain more voters towards their cause. The writer also uses A large main image to draw attention as they have cleverly made the image mock Jeremy Corbyn to favor Conservatives. The image shows a Right wing bias from the Sun as they are giving a negative mode of address of any left wing views. The writer uses an unserious, Informal mode of address to exaggerate how bad Jeremy Corbyn is for the government. The headline and Mast head (Title) uses Bold text as another use of informal Mode of address. The writer continuously uses pro-nouns for a persuasive mode of address, such as 'We've', Etc.

The Sun uses a very bleak stand first to persuade readers to think that Jeremy Corbyn only has negative ideas for the UK which will lead readers who are in favor of Labor to switch on their leader of the Labor party. This is also known as a copy, this summarizes the main article into a short body of writing. it usually contains an informal mode of address to persuade readers. Although the Sun is usually bought by right wing audiences anyway, The sun still uses persuasive Mode of address to allow Right wing audiences to want to buy a newspaper as well as persuades Left wing audiences.

The sun is a Tabloid newspaper, This means that they constantly use conventional ideas for their media. In this particular article, The sun uses Sans serif Font as they always do, This is a bold font to catch readers eyes, the font is also in all capitals to exaggerate the meaning.

Next to the Mast head, The sun adds
       their own political view/opinion for the
       audience to consider, however,
       this is then right wing bias which
       would mean that the newspaper
       would most likely not be bought by any Left
       wing audience.

Analyse the Two Newspaper/magazine covers.

GQ is an international monthly men's magazine based in New York City and founded in 1931. The publication focuses on fashion, style, and culture for men, though articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books are also featured. suggests that GQ do not publish in favor of either Conservatives or Lab our as the audience for GQ is very rarely any people that are interested in politics, The regular audience is usually people who enjoy "articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, Etc." However, on The attached cover, they show Jeremy Corbyn in a positive light by publishing a very smart and professional picture of him. The photographer also seems to show us that he is above us by having him facing down at the camera to show that he has more power. GQ also describes his political actions to be a "Hostile Takeover". The word takeover, shows that he has made smart actions and is winning any arguments or votes. The magazine also places him on a front cover that speaks about various other media events such as '50 Best dressed men', This is not aimed towards Jeremy Corbyn but makes the audience look at his fashion and realize that he is very well dressed, which will then lead readers to go to the '50 best dressed men' articles to see if Jeremy Corbyn is on the list which may end up with the reader thinking that is is interesting.