Constructed Media

Constructed Media

Definition- A major focus of social construction ism is to uncover the ways in which individuals and groups participate in the construction of their perceived social reality.

Media is objective, it is unbiased, it has an adulty to report things as they are-

• Media is unbiased due to socialisation having a responsibility to be honest and accurate to their local communities by showing both perspectives of a conflict. An example of this is "The Independant" newspaper.
• Journalists have a code of ethics.

Media is biased it has an agenda

• Media can be selective when covering certain groups + issues
• Media promotes things in their favour
• Politics can act as a filter.

Donald Trump's view of Mexicans-

In the video, Donald Trump presents his views of Mexicans as a downgrade to the country by the way his words effect the reasoning behind peoples opinions/thoughts. He portrays Mexicans as being bad people with the following acts of being rapists, criminals and drug dealers leading him to generalising the overall population of Mexico considering how he doesn't take into account the good people working/ living there. This speech/view was made before he became president as he wanted to use a political route by taking the agenda of using a scaring tactic to intensify the matter to make the demographic middle aged white people who had the fear that the Mexicans would be taking jobs leading to unemployment, less housing and over population putting american s at risk in the future.

Barack Obama's view of Mexicans-

In the video, Barack Obama presents his views of Mexicans as reliable towards the source of their partnership/relationship. He uses his words to create a demographic towards the ethnic minority, young to middle aged and making it liberal, because he likes Mexicans and wants to make it beneficial for both of them by unifying their relationship as part of him helping them and not generalising them all into being 'bad people' instead he appreciates them and their collateral heritage. It shows a major difference between his view compared to Donald Trump's as Barack is speaking from himself not from a political view to make the demographic of people that follows him go with his point the difference in the attitudes towards Mexicans.

Defining Constructed 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 as well, thereby offering their own construction of reality.

The Sun Newspaper from kelsioc15

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.

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Analyse-

The Daily Mirror is left wing newspaper for Labour, because she is conservative they are going to be more critical of her leading to why the title is No deal, No hope, No clue, No confidence. In the picture she looks unmotivated and fed up as she was brought through the most humilating commons defeat which have led to people losing faith in her and the Daily Mirror wants to broadcast it.

The Daily Mail is a right wing newspaper meaning they are more bias towards her due to the fact that she is a conservative, people will support, leading to bias and people will support her views.

Left & Right Wing Press-

      

Left wing-

• Guardian
• Independent (centre left)
• The Mirror
• Morning Star
• Observer

Right wing-

• The Telegraph
• Express
• Daily Mail
• The Sun
• The Star
• News of the world

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Conventions of a tabloid newspaper-

• Short text
• Bright Colours
• Celebrity Gossip
• Informal Made Of
• Address Puns
• Smaller than broadsheets
• Pictures- not serious, less detailed
• Paparazzi- Shots
• Big pictures

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