The representation that I can gather from looking at the jpeg cutting from the newspaper article called 'trouble in the hood' is that young Londoners are portrayed as feral as the image shown within the article shows young Londoners being delinquents as they battle against authority by committing utilitarian crimes, showing an overall negative representation of young Londoners placing them in the news for negative reasons
Media theory which can be related to this could be the hypodermic needle as the representation that is shown within the article is injected into audiences creating stereotypes and opinions on certain ethnicity's and gender, another theory which could be related could be Stuart Halls reception theory as audiences might take a preferred reading that all teenagers are feral and delinquents, which again creates a negative stereotypical image of young Londoners
This text can be referenced to in an exam as it is a prime example of negative representation of young teens (Londoners) within the media, as it surrounds the issue as to why young teens form such a strong anti subculture which causes them to become delinquents within society. Also the fact that a lot of media theory covers the issue of teens and negative representations which would benefit this text being referenced in the exam as there would be a lot to write about.
The representation that I can gather from looking at the jpeg cutting from the newspaper article called 'broom army' is overall positive as it puts young Londoners in a positive light as they sweep to reclaim back their streets. However from looking at the image, it is clear that a majority of the sweepers are predominantly white, therefore portraying the image that other races/ethnicities don't care about their streets
Media theory which can be related to this could be
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