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Page 1: Representations of young people in magazines and newspapers

Representations of young Representations of young people in magazines and people in magazines and

newspapers. newspapers.

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Young people can be Young people can be sexualised in print media. sexualised in print media.

• As you can see here, we have a As you can see here, we have a celebrity posing sexual on front of celebrity posing sexual on front of a magazine to attract people to a magazine to attract people to buy it. This can attract men and buy it. This can attract men and women, engaging them to want to women, engaging them to want to see what's inside.see what's inside.

• This portrays feminine beauty as This portrays feminine beauty as cheap. Women are sexualised cheap. Women are sexualised creating the idea that they have creating the idea that they have no respect for themselves. no respect for themselves. Representing them as sex Representing them as sex

objects.objects.

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Young teenagers can be classed as Young teenagers can be classed as rebellious and unapproachable rebellious and unapproachable

thorough print media.thorough print media.

• Justin Bieber is 19 years old, being Justin Bieber is 19 years old, being portrayed as a pot head, who takes portrayed as a pot head, who takes drugs. Creating a negative drugs. Creating a negative representation on young teens. This representation on young teens. This creates the idea that the media are creates the idea that the media are controlling us and our opinions controlling us and our opinions through the use of print media, through the use of print media, cover lines, and headlines. They cover lines, and headlines. They have the opportunity to tell us what have the opportunity to tell us what we want to hear, however we want to hear, however sometimes it can be twisted, which sometimes it can be twisted, which creates negative representations of creates negative representations of adult teens in the media.adult teens in the media.

• I feel representations depends on I feel representations depends on what 'product' or image that a what 'product' or image that a particular aspect of media that their particular aspect of media that their trying to promote and tell us as a trying to promote and tell us as a reader/audience.reader/audience.

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STASTICS STASTICS

• Stereotyping has been identified by a number of studies in Stereotyping has been identified by a number of studies in the UK. The 2004 survey conducted by MORI for Young the UK. The 2004 survey conducted by MORI for Young People Now magazine demonstrated that young people People Now magazine demonstrated that young people were increasingly represented as ‘problems’. Of all the were increasingly represented as ‘problems’. Of all the stories about them in UK national and local papers during stories about them in UK national and local papers during one week in 2004, 71% were negative, 14% positive and one week in 2004, 71% were negative, 14% positive and only 15% neutral. In 48% of the stories about crime and only 15% neutral. In 48% of the stories about crime and violence, young people were depicted as the perpetrators. violence, young people were depicted as the perpetrators. A total of 70% had boys as the offender and only 32% had A total of 70% had boys as the offender and only 32% had boys as the victim. Girls were the offenders in only 10% of boys as the victim. Girls were the offenders in only 10% of the stories and the victim in 91%. Contrary to the the stories and the victim in 91%. Contrary to the impression given by media coverage, official crime impression given by media coverage, official crime statistics show that boys are more likely to be victims of statistics show that boys are more likely to be victims of violent crime than girls. violent crime than girls.

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How are musicians styled to How are musicians styled to represent different genres of represent different genres of

music?music?

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INDI MUSIC INDI MUSIC

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• As you can see in all eight of these images they all As you can see in all eight of these images they all have a dull expression on their face to represent the have a dull expression on their face to represent the Indi fashion. The use of colours used are ranged from Indi fashion. The use of colours used are ranged from black and white to more of a pastel edge, creating black and white to more of a pastel edge, creating there Indi genre, their clothes and accessories are there Indi genre, their clothes and accessories are different from every day fashion. Their use of big different from every day fashion. Their use of big rainbow glasses, and checked jackets create a sub rainbow glasses, and checked jackets create a sub music genre of Indi. music genre of Indi.

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ROCK/PUNKROCK/PUNK

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• In comparison to Indi, we still have the moody face expressions In comparison to Indi, we still have the moody face expressions engaging the audience into the front cover of the magazine. engaging the audience into the front cover of the magazine. However in this genre of music we have more cover lines, and However in this genre of music we have more cover lines, and extravigant headlines in order to draw the reader/audience in. extravigant headlines in order to draw the reader/audience in. There style is very different in comparison to other music genres. There style is very different in comparison to other music genres. There use of individuality is portrayed, with the different hair There use of individuality is portrayed, with the different hair colour and styles which make you look part of the rock/punk colour and styles which make you look part of the rock/punk genre. The bold colours also connote the punk genre idea, genre. The bold colours also connote the punk genre idea, creating a rebellious feel to the magazine, which engages the creating a rebellious feel to the magazine, which engages the audience to want to read into it. audience to want to read into it.

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POPPOP

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• Pop music magazines are full of bright happy Pop music magazines are full of bright happy colours engaging the audience to look at the colours engaging the audience to look at the magazine. Pop magazines are not as serious magazine. Pop magazines are not as serious based in comparison to punk/rock and Indi. They based in comparison to punk/rock and Indi. They have more of a light feel to them. The use of big have more of a light feel to them. The use of big friendly cover lines and friendly artists on the friendly cover lines and friendly artists on the front create less of an edge. It created more of a front create less of an edge. It created more of a friendly genre for the audience. friendly genre for the audience.