Representation: blog tasks
1) Why is representation an important concept in Media Studies? Representation create meaning, it is a central to an understanding of the media. The media intervene and stand between the object and what we see – the act of communicating the image or idea in some way changes it. 2) How does the example of Kate Middleton show the way different meanings can be created in the media? • A picture editor selects the photo from a whole series of images to be used to illustrate a news story. The image may be cropped, resized and, in some cases, photoshopped. • A news editor will decide on the way the story will be presented, and the use of captions to pin down, or anchor, the meaning of the image. • The photograph of Kate Middleton in the newspaper is a re-presentation of what she looks like, with people controlling and manipulating the image at various stages throughout the process. • The Duchess herself, the person, is some distance away from the image that is reproduced. 3) Summarise the sec