Today I decided to research the representation of different sorts of people and aspects in media, what led me to research this aspect of media is the fact that the target audience has an effect on representation. This is why I would like to understand how the target audience of media productions has shaped general representations.
Media representations are the ways in which the media portrays particular groups, communities, experiences, ideas, or topics from a particular ideological or value perspective. Media texts have the power to shape an audience’s knowledge and understanding of these important topics.
This is why it is so important to have a wide variety of representation shown in media because it is easy to create widespread stereotypes for certain people. When there is a simplified representation of a person, groups of people, or a place, through basic or obvious characteristics which are often exaggerated. Without proper representation in media, individuals from underrepresented groups will believe that they are not essential to society.
Research Sources: https://thehawkeye.org/19661/op-ed/the-importance-of-representation-in-media/
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