Five Ways Women are represented in the Media

Interesting article here from the BBC on representation of women in the media following the Leveson report.

Photoshop Retouching

Photoshop transformation

11 Facts about Body image

Representation in advertising as violence against women

News article on media responsibility for mis-representation

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12E Representation Presentation June 2012

Representation Investigation group -

Gender representation in street names!

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The Dove 'Real Women' Advertising Campaign

These print and TV commercials challenge accepted or even hegemonic stereotypes and hyperreal concepts of female beauty. TV Advert

American CBS News article Link 1 Link 2

Ashes to Ashes practice clip TV Drama Representation of Gender

Thanks Josh for finding this image on funnyjunk.com, which is designed to show the power of cropping in news photography and war reporting.

What are the meanings of the three photographs?

What elements of the image have been manipulated to create these meanings?

Consider this in the light of Baudrillard's second and third stages of simulacra where signs reiforce the notion of reality or signs mask the absence of reality.

How to Analyse Media Texts (2)

Guidance on Representations for the TV Drama Exam

REPRESENTATIONS – COMMON STEREOTYPES